Grizzly Peak (Colorado)
| Grizzly Peak | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 13,995 ft (4,266 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 1,908 ft (582 m) |
| Location | |
| Location | Chaffee / Pitkin counties, Colorado, USA |
| Range | Sawatch Range |
| Coordinates | 39°2′33″N 106°35′49″W / 39.0425°N 106.59694°WCoordinates: 39°2′33″N 106°35′49″W / 39.0425°N 106.59694°W |
| Topo map | USGS Independence Pass |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Oligocene (~ 24–33 million yrs) |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scramble, class 2+ |
Grizzly Peak is a mountain in Colorado, the highest thirteener (a peak between 13,000 feet (4,000 m) and 13,999 feet (4,300 m) feet in elevation) in the state. The mountain is composed of andesite lava flows and breccias of Oligocene age.[2] It is located in the Sawatch Range on the Continental Divide, on the border between Pitkin County and Chaffee County. Grizzly Peak is the 54th highest peak in Colorado by most standard definitions, just missing the list of Colorado fourteeners. At one time, the peak's elevation was measured to be over 14,000 ft (4,300 m) and it was believed to be a fourteener, but more recent and accurate surveys have dropped it below that threshold.
Grizzly Peak is not only the name of Colorado's highest thirteener, but the state has four other Grizzly Peaks plus one Grizzly Mountain on the list:[3]
| Rank | Mountain | Height | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Grizzly Peak | 13,995 ft (4,266 m) | Sawatch Range |
| 130 | Grizzly Peak | 13,738 ft (4,187 m) | San Juan Mountains |
| 142 | Grizzly Mountain | 13,708 ft (4,178 m) | Sawatch Range |
| 145 | Grizzly Peak | 13,700 ft (4,176 m) | San Juan Mountains |
| 302 | Grizzly Peak | 13,427 ft (4,093 m) | Front Range |
| 415 | Grizzly Peak | 13,281 ft (4,048 m) | Sawatch Range |
[edit] See also
- Collegiate Peaks
- Colorado 4000 meter peaks
- Mountain peaks of Colorado
- Mountain peaks of North America
- Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
- Mountain peaks of the United States
- Mountain ranges of Colorado
- Sawatch Range
- Southern Rocky Mountains
- Thirteener
[edit] References
- ^ "Grizzly". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=KL0800. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ "GSA Program for 1999 Annual Meeting, Continental Divide - Sawatch Range and James Peak, Colorado". http://www.geoscapesphotography.com/GSA-1999Annualmeeting.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-03.
- ^ "Colorado’s Summits – 13,000 to 13,999 feet". http://www.climb.mountains.com/Project_Island_files/CO_13ers.shtml. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
- Roach, Gerry; Roach, Jennifer (2001). Colorado's Thirteeners, 13,800 to 13,999 Feet: From Hikes to Climbs. Fulcrum Publishing. ISBN 1-55591-419-5.
[edit] External links
- "13ers.com - Grizzly Peak". http://www.13ers.com/peaks/SWR/photos_grizzlypeak2.html. Retrieved 2007-03-04.[dead link]
- "Grizzly Peak (Sawatch Range, CO; 13,988')". http://physics.uoregon.edu/~belitz/db_virtual/db_climbing/peaks/grizzly_pk.html. Retrieved 2007-03-03.
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