Mount Zirkel

Mount Zirkel
Mt. Zirkel from Fryingpan Basin
View of West face of Mt. Zirkel in Mt. Zirkel Wilderness in northern Colorado, taken from Fryingpan Basin
Highest point
Elevation12,185 ft (3,714 m)[1][2]
Prominence3,470 ft (1,058 m)[2]
Isolation37.66 mi (60.61 km)[2]
ListingColorado county high points 36th
Coordinates40°49′52″N 106°39′47″W / 40.831208°N 106.663105°W / 40.831208; -106.663105[3]
Naming
EtymologyFerdinand Zirkel
Geography
Mount Zirkel is located in Colorado
Mount Zirkel
Mount Zirkel
LocationJackson County and the high point of Routt County, Colorado, U.S.[2]
Parent rangeHighest summit of the
Park Range[2]
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
Mount Zirkel, Colorado[3]
Climbing
Easiest routehike

Mount Zirkel is the highest summit of the Park Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 12,185-foot (3,714 m) peak is located in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness of Routt National Forest, 25.9 miles (41.7 km) north-northeast (bearing 19°) of the City of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Jackson and Routt counties.[1][2][3] Mount Zirkel was named in honor of German geologist Ferdinand Zirkel.[3]

Climate

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Climate data for Mount Zirkel 40.8196 N, 106.6426 W, Elevation: 11,821 ft (3,603 m) (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 23.6
(−4.7)
23.8
(−4.6)
29.9
(−1.2)
35.5
(1.9)
44.7
(7.1)
56.3
(13.5)
63.5
(17.5)
61.6
(16.4)
54.0
(12.2)
41.7
(5.4)
30.2
(−1.0)
23.3
(−4.8)
40.7
(4.8)
Daily mean °F (°C) 13.8
(−10.1)
13.6
(−10.2)
18.8
(−7.3)
24.1
(−4.4)
33.2
(0.7)
44.1
(6.7)
51.4
(10.8)
49.4
(9.7)
42.1
(5.6)
31.1
(−0.5)
20.6
(−6.3)
13.8
(−10.1)
29.7
(−1.3)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 3.9
(−15.6)
3.3
(−15.9)
7.7
(−13.5)
12.7
(−10.7)
21.8
(−5.7)
31.9
(−0.1)
39.3
(4.1)
37.2
(2.9)
30.3
(−0.9)
20.6
(−6.3)
11.0
(−11.7)
4.2
(−15.4)
18.7
(−7.4)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 9.61
(244)
8.94
(227)
6.66
(169)
7.97
(202)
5.93
(151)
3.16
(80)
1.68
(43)
2.28
(58)
3.45
(88)
6.05
(154)
8.10
(206)
8.84
(225)
72.67
(1,847)
Source: PRISM Climate Group[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b The elevation of Mount Zirkel includes an adjustment of +1.632 m (+5.35 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Mount Zirkel, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "Mount Zirkel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  4. ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 10, 2023. To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.