| Mount Powell | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Mount_Powell_from_Beaver_Creek_Ski_Resort.jpg) Southwest aspect, from Beaver Creek Ski Resort (Eagles Nest to left) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,586 ft (4,141 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 3,000 ft (914 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 21.50 mi (34.60 km)[2] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 39°45′36″N 106°20′27″W / 39.759991°N 106.340704°W[3] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | John Wesley Powell |
| Geography | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:USA_Colorado_relief_location_map.svg)  Mount Powell | |
| Location | Eagle and Summit counties, Colorado, United States[3] |
| Parent range | Highest summit of the Gore Range[2] |
| Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount Powell, Colorado[3] |
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]
- ^ a b The elevation of Mount Powell includes an adjustment of +1.771 m (+5.81 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c d e "Mount Powell, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Mount Powell". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 21, 2014.