Isolation 37.66 mi (60.61 km) Prominence 1,055 m Easiest route Hiking | Elevation 3,713 m Mountain range Park Range Parent range Park Range | |
Listing Colorado county high points 36th Location Jackson County and the high point of Routt County, Colorado, U.S. Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map
Mount Zirkel, Colorado Similar Hahns Peak, Ptarmigan Peak, Specimen Mountain, Mount Emmons, Needle Rock Natural A |
Mount Zirkel is the highest summit of the Park Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 12,185-foot (3,714 m) peak is located in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness of Routt National Forest, 25.9 miles (41.7 km) north-northeast (bearing 19°) of the City of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Jackson and Routt counties. Mount Zirkel was named in honor of German geologist Ferdinand Zirkel.
Map of Mt Zirkel, Colorado 80480, USA
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