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Meridian Peak is a mountain summit in the Gore Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,432-foot (3,789 m) peak is located in the Eagles Nest Wilderness, 9.0 miles (14.5 km) north by west (bearing 353°) of the Town of Vail, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating White River National Forest and Eagle County from Arapaho National Forest and Summit County.[1][2][3]

Meridian Peak
Meridian Peak Colorado
Highest point
Elevation	12,432 ft (3,789 m)[1][2]
Prominence	366 ft (112 m)[2]
Isolation	1.93 mi (3.11 km)[2]
Coordinates	39°46′03″N 106°23′06″W[3]
Geography
Location	Eagle and Summit counties, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent range	Gore Range[2]
Topo map	USGS 7.5' topographic map Piney Peak, Colorado[3]
Climbing
Easiest route	hike

Hiking

Meridian Peak can be found at the southern end of Elliot Ridge Trail. It can be reached by ascending several hiking trails into the Gore Range. Surprise Lake Trail goes south for 2.6 miles to Surprise Lake, then the Gore Range Trail continues west for 1.9 miles to a junction with the Upper Cataract Lake and Mirror Lake Trail. Mirror Lake is 6.5 miles beyond the junction, at an elevation of 10,560 feet. The Elliot Ridge Trail is 3.2 miles from Mirror Lake. The summit of Meridian Peak is another 1.2 south from the junction with the Elliot Ridge Trail.

See also

• List of Colorado mountain ranges
• List of Colorado mountain summits
  • List of Colorado fourteeners
  • List of Colorado 4000 meter prominent summits
  • List of the most prominent summits of Colorado
• List of Colorado county high points

References

Notes

Sources

• ASIN B003ZUY8NM, Greatest Hikes in Central Colorado: Summit and Eagle Counties
• Elliot Ridge one of a kind
• Two of three snowmobilers found

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