Mount Powell (Colorado)

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 / 39.759991°N 106.340704°W / 39.759991; -106.340704[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 map(s)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]

  1. ^ a b The elevation of Mount Powell includes an adjustment of +1.771 m (+5.81 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Mount Powell, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  3. ^ 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.