North Arapaho Peak
North Arapaho Peak | |
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![]() ![]() North Arapaho Peak | |
Elevation | 13,508 ft (4,117 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 1,665 ft (507 m)[2] |
Isolation | 15.38 mi (24.75 km)[2] |
Listing |
Colorado 4000 meter summits Colorado range high points |
Location | |
Location |
Continental Divide between Boulder and Grand counties, Colorado, United States[3] |
Range |
Front Range, Highest summit of the Indian Peaks[2] |
Coordinates | 40°01′35″N 105°39′01″W / 40.026524°N 105.65035°WCoordinates: 40°01′35″N 105°39′01″W / 40.026524°N 105.65035°W[4] |
Topo map |
USGS 7.5' topographic map Monarch Lake, Colorado[4] |
North Arapaho Peak is the highest summit of the Indian Peaks in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,508-foot (4,117 m) thirteener is located in the Indian Peaks Wilderness, 7.8 miles (12.6 km) west-southwest (bearing 245°) of the Town of Ward, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide separating Roosevelt National Forest and Boulder County from Arapaho National Forest and Grand County.[3][1][2][4]
Between North Arapaho Peak and neighboring South Arapaho Peak sits Arapaho Glacier, which is owned by the City of Boulder as part of its water supply. West of these peaks is Arapaho Pass.
Historical names
- Arapaho Peak
- North Arapaho Peak [3]
See also
- List of Colorado mountain ranges
- List of Colorado mountain summits
- List of Colorado county high points
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The elevation of North Arapaho Peak includes an adjustment of +1.763 m (+5.78 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "North Arapaho Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "North Arapaho Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "North Arapaho Peak". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
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