Mount Powell | |
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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 | |
Location | Eagle and Summit counties, Colorado, United States[3] |
Parent range | Highest 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]