Grizzly Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,995-foot (4265.6 m) thirteener is located 2.6 miles (4.2 km) south-southwest (bearing 202°) 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]

Grizzly Peak
Grizzly Peak as seen from Clear Creek County on the north side of mountain. *** THIS PHOTO IS OF THE GRIZZLY PEAK NEAR LOVELAND PASS, NOT "THIS" GRIZZLY PEAK ***
Highest point
Elevation	13,995 ft (4265.6 m)[1] NAVD88
Prominence	1928 ft (588 m)[2]
Isolation	6.77 mi (10.89 km)[2]
Listing	North America highest peaks 61st US highest major peaks 46th Colorado highest major peaks 26th
Coordinates	39°02′33″N 106°35′51″W[1]
Geography
Grizzly Peak Colorado
Location	Continental Divide between Chaffee and Pitkin counties, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent range	Sawatch Range, Collegiate Peaks[2]
Topo map	USGS 7.5' topographic map Independence Pass, Colorado[1]
Geology
Age of rock	Oligocene (~ 24–33 million yrs)
Climbing
Easiest route	Scramble, class 2+

Elevation

Grizzly Peak is the highest summit in the United States less than 14,000 feet (4,267.2 m), making it the highest thirteener in the country. At one time, the peak's elevation was measured to be over 14,000 feet and was believed to be a fourteener, but more recent and accurate surveys have dropped it below that threshold.

Geology

The mountain is composed of andesite lava flows and breccias of Oligocene age.[4]

Historical names

• Grizzly Mountain
• Grizzly Peak [3]

Other summits with same name

Grizzly Peak is not only the name of Colorado's highest thirteener, but the state has four other Grizzly Peaks plus one Grizzly Mountain on the list:[5]

See also

• List of mountain peaks of North America
  • List of mountain peaks of the United States
    • List of mountain peaks of Colorado

References

• Roach, Gerry; Roach, Jennifer (2001). Colorado's Thirteeners, 13,800 to 13,999 Feet: From Hikes to Climbs. Fulcrum Publishing. ISBN 1-55591-419-5.

External links

• "13ers.com - Grizzly Peak". Retrieved 2015-04-17.
• "Grizzly Peak (Sawatch Range, CO; 13,988')". Retrieved 2007-03-03.

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