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Mountain in the state of Colorado
Garfield Peak
Garfield Peak is located in ColoradoGarfield PeakGarfield PeakColorado
Highest point
Elevation13,787 ft (4,202 m)
Prominence360 ft (110 m)
Parent peakGrizzly Peak
Isolation0.83 mi (1.34 km)
Coordinates39°01′50″N 106°35′41″W / 39.0305473°N 106.5947536°W / 39.0305473; -106.5947536
Geography
LocationContinental Divide between
Chaffee and Pitkin counties, Colorado, United States
Parent rangeSawatch Range, Collegiate Peaks
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
Independence Pass, Colorado

Garfield Peak is a high mountain summit of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,787-foot (4,202 m) thirteener is located 5.6 miles (9.0 km) south-southwest (bearing 197°) of Independence Pass, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide separating San Isabel National Forest and Chaffee County from White River National Forest and Pitkin County. Garfield Peak was named in honor of James A. Garfield, 20th President of the United States.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Garfield Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  2. ^ The elevation of Garfield Peak includes an adjustment of +2.041 m (+6.70 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  3. ^ "Garfield Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  4. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 134.

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