- Mount Zirkel
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Mount Zirkel Colorado Elevation 12,182 ft (3,713 m) NAVD 88[1] Prominence 3,460 ft (1,055 m) [2] Location Location Jackson/Routt counties,
Colorado, USARange Park Range Coordinates 40°49′52″N 106°39′47″W / 40.83111°N 106.66306°WCoordinates: 40°49′52″N 106°39′47″W / 40.83111°N 106.66306°W[1] Topo map USGS Mount Zirkel Climbing Easiest route hike Mount Zirkel, elevation 12,182 ft (3,713 m), is the highest summit of the Park Range in northern Colorado. The mountain in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness northeast of Steamboat Springs was named after German geologist Ferdinand Zirkel.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Mount Zirkel". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:170419. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
- ^ "Mount Zirkel, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=5547. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
See also
Categories:- Mountains of Colorado
- Geography of Jackson County, Colorado
- Geography of Routt County, Colorado
- Colorado geography stubs
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