Mount Zirkel

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.[1][2][3] Mount Zirkel was named in honor of German geologist Ferdinand Zirkel.[3]

Mount Zirkel
View of West face of Mt. Zirkel in Mt. Zirkel Wilderness in northern Colorado, taken from Fryingpan Basin
Highest point
Elevation	12,185 ft (3,714 m) [1][2]
Prominence	3,470 ft (1,058 m) [2]
Isolation	37.66 mi (60.61 km) [2]
Listing	Colorado county high points 36th
Coordinates	40°49′52″N 106°39′47″W [3]
Geography
Mount Zirkel Colorado
Location	Jackson County and the high point of Routt County, Colorado, U.S.[2]
Parent range	Highest summit of the Park Range[2]
Topo map	USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount Zirkel, Colorado[3]
Climbing
Easiest route	hike

See also

• List of mountain peaks of Colorado
  • List of the most prominent summits of Colorado
  • List of Colorado county high points

References

1. The elevation of Mount Zirkel includes an adjustment of +1.632 m (+5.35 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
2. "Mount Zirkel, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
3. "Mount Zirkel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 21, 2014.