Mount Zirkel

Mount Zirkel
Colorado
Elevation	12,182 ft (3,713 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	3,460 ft (1,055 m) [2]
Location
Location	Jackson/Routt counties, Colorado, USA
Range	Park Range
Coordinates	40°49′52″N 106°39′47″W / 40.83111°N 106.66306°W / 40.83111; -106.66306Coordinates: 40°49′52″N 106°39′47″W / 40.83111°N 106.66306°W / 40.83111; -106.66306[1]
Topo map	USGS Mount Zirkel
Climbing
Easiest route	hike

Mount Zirkel, elevation 12,182 ft (3,713 m), is the highest summit of the Park Range in northern Colorado. The mountain in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness northeast of Steamboat Springs was named after German geologist Ferdinand Zirkel.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Mount Zirkel". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:170419. Retrieved 2011-02-17. 
2. ^ "Mount Zirkel, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=5547. Retrieved 2011-02-17. 

See also

• Mountain peaks of Colorado
• Mountain ranges of Colorado