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Ptarmigan Peak (Colorado)

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Ptarmigan Peak
Ptarmigan Peak viewed from Dillon Reservoir
Highest point
Elevation12,504 ft (3,811 m)[1][2]
Prominence721 ft (220 m)[2]
Isolation4.30 mi (6.92 km)[2]
ListingColorado range high points
Geography
Ptarmigan Peak is located in Colorado
Ptarmigan Peak
Ptarmigan Peak
LocationGrand and Summit counties, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent rangeFront Range, Highest summit of the South Williams Fork Mountains[2]
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' map Dillon, Colorado
Climbing
Easiest routehike

Ptarmigan Peak is the highest summit of the South Williams Fork Mountains range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The peak is north of Dillion in the Arapaho National Forest.

See also

References

  1. ^ The elevation of Ptarmigan Peak includes an adjustment of +1.789 m (+5.87 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ptarmigan Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Ptarmigan Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 21, 2014.