Mount Powell (Colorado)

Mount Powell is the highest summit of the Gore Range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 13,586-foot (4,141 m) thirteener is located in the Eagles Nest Wilderness, 8.5 miles (13.7 km) north by east (bearing 8°) of the Town of Vail, Colorado, United States, along the drainage divide separating White River National Forest and Eagle County from Arapaho National Forest and Summit County.[1][2][3] Mount Powell was named in honor of John Wesley Powell who climbed to the summit in 1868.[3]

Mount Powell
Southwest aspect, from Beaver Creek Ski Resort
(Eagles Nest to left)
Highest point
Elevation13,586 ft (4,141 m)[1][2]
Prominence3,000 ft (914 m)[2]
Isolation21.50 mi (34.60 km)[2]
Listing
Coordinates39°45′36″N 106°20′27″W[3]
Naming
EtymologyJohn Wesley Powell
Geography
Mount Powell is located in Colorado
Mount Powell
Mount Powell
LocationEagle and Summit counties,
Colorado, United States[3]
Parent rangeHighest summit of the
Gore Range[2]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Mount Powell, Colorado[3]

Mountain

Mount Powell is very prominent when viewed from the north east, rising 6,000 feet above Green Mountain Reservoir.

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Further reading

References
  1. The elevation of Mount Powell includes an adjustment of +1.771 m (+5.81 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. "Mount Powell, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  3. "Mount Powell". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
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