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. Mount Zirkel was named in honor of German geologist Ferdinand Zirkel.
| 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) |
| Prominence | 3,470 ft (1,058 m) |
| Isolation | 37.66 mi (60.61 km) |
| Listing | Colorado county high points 36th |
| Coordinates | 40°49′52″N 106°39′47″W |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Ferdinand Zirkel |
| Geography | |
Mount Zirkel | |
| Location | Jackson County and the high point of Routt County, Colorado, U.S. |
| Parent range | Highest summit of the Park Range |
| Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount Zirkel, Colorado |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | hike |
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