Garfield Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,787 ft (4,202 m) [2] [3] |
Prominence | 360 ft (110 m) [3] |
Parent peak | Grizzly Peak [3] |
Isolation | 0.83 mi (1.34 km) [3] |
Coordinates | 39°01′50″N 106°35′41″W / 39.0305473°N 106.5947536°W / 39.0305473; -106.5947536 [1] |
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Continental Divide between Chaffee and Pitkin counties, Colorado, United States [1] |
Parent range | Sawatch Range, Collegiate Peaks [3] |
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USGS 7.5' topographic map Independence Pass, Colorado [1] |
Garfield Peak is a high mountain summit of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,787-foot (4,202 m) thirteener is located 5.6 miles (9.0 km) south-southwest ( bearing 197°) of Independence Pass, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide separating San Isabel National Forest and Chaffee County from White River National Forest and Pitkin County. [2] [3] [1] Garfield Peak was named in honor of James A. Garfield, 20th President of the United States. [4]
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