Ptarmigan Peak (Colorado)

Coordinates: 39°41′27″N 106°01′34″W / 39.6908198°N 106.0261288°W / 39.6908198; -106.0261288
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Ptarmigan Peak
Ptarmigan Peak viewed from Sapphire Point
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
Coordinates39°41′27″N 106°01′34″W / 39.6908198°N 106.0261288°W / 39.6908198; -106.0261288[3]
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 mapUSGS 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 Dillon, CO in the White River National Forest.

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References[edit]

  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.

External links[edit]

Trail to the summit - https://www.hikingproject.com/trail/7002492