Parry Peak
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| Parry Peak | |
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 View of Parry Peak from Mary Jane Mountain |
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| Elevation | 13,397 ft (4,083 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 1,720 ft (524 m)[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Clear Creek / Grand counties, Colorado, U.S. |
| Range | Rocky Mountains, Front Range |
| Coordinates | 39°50′17″N 105°42′48″W / 39.8380428°N 105.7133381°WCoordinates: 39°50′17″N 105°42′48″W / 39.8380428°N 105.7133381°W[2] |
| Topo map | USGS Empire |
Parry Peak is a mountain in the Rocky Mountains, about 80 km (50 mi) west of Denver, Colorado. The name honors Charles Christopher Parry, a botanist who made extensive studies of the Colorado mountain flora in the 1860s. It is one of the 637 thirteeners (peaks over 13,000 ft elevation) in the state of Colorado and lies along the Continental Divide Trail.
Parry Peak is also the highest peak of the James Group of the Front Range of Colorado
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Parry Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
- ^ "Parry Peak". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
External links [edit]
- Parry Peak on 13ers.com
- Parry Peak on listsofjohn.com
- Parry Peak on peakery.com
- Parry Peak on summitpost.org
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