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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.[1][2][3] Garfield Peak was named in honor of James A. Garfield, 20th President of the United States.[4]

Garfield Peak
Garfield Peak
Colorado
Highest point
Elevation13,787 ft (4,202 m)[1][2]
Prominence360 ft (110 m)[2]
Parent peakGrizzly Peak[2]
Isolation0.83 mi (1.34 km)[2]
Coordinates39°01′50″N 106°35′41″W[3]
Geography
LocationContinental Divide between
Chaffee and Pitkin counties, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent rangeSawatch Range, Collegiate Peaks[2]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Independence Pass, Colorado[3]

See also



References


  1. The elevation of Garfield Peak includes an adjustment of +2.041 m (+6.70 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. "Garfield Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  3. "Garfield Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 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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