| Grizzly Peak | |
|---|---|
 The north face of Grizzly Peak, seen fromClear Creek County | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,433 ft (4,094 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 847 ft (258 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 1.48 mi (2.38 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 39°38′40″N105°50′55″W / 39.6444313°N 105.8486217°W /39.6444313; -105.8486217[3] |
| Geography | |
  Grizzly Peak | |
| Location | Continental Divide between Clear Creek andSummit counties,Colorado,United States[3] |
| Parent range | Front Range[3] |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Grays Peak, Colorado[3] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Trail hike |
Grizzly Peak is ahighmountainsummit in theFront Range of theRocky Mountains ofNorth America. Also known asGrizzly Peak D, the 13,433-foot (4,094 m)thirteener is located inArapaho National Forest, 2.1 miles (3.4 km) southeast by east (bearing 129°) ofLoveland Pass,Colorado,United States, on theContinental Divide betweenClear Creek andSummit counties.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Its proximateparent peak isTorreys Peak.[7]
Grizzly Peak sits along the Continental Divide on the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The summit is located nearInterstate 70, east of theEisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel.[4] The largerGrays Peak (14,278 feet (4,400 m)) andTorreys Peak (14,275 feet (4,400 m)) sit nearby, and the closest major town isSilver Plume, Colorado.[5][8] It is also in close proximity toMount Sniktau, which rises to 13,235 feet (4,034 m) at its peak.[9] Other nearby points of interest includeLoveland Ski Area,Breckenridge Ski Resort, Keystone Ski Resort and theArapahoe Basin.[9]
| Climate data for Grizzly Peak, Colorado (Grizzly Peak Snotel), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1983–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 67 (19) | 68 (20) | 73 (23) | 80 (27) | 77 (25) | 79 (26) | 81 (27) | 78 (26) | 74 (23) | 67 (19) | 68 (20) | 58 (14) | 81 (27) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 41.7 (5.4) | 42.9 (6.1) | 50.2 (10.1) | 54.9 (12.7) | 62.2 (16.8) | 70.5 (21.4) | 72.9 (22.7) | 70.2 (21.2) | 66.3 (19.1) | 58.7 (14.8) | 48.7 (9.3) | 41.7 (5.4) | 73.6 (23.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 26.2 (−3.2) | 28.1 (−2.2) | 35.3 (1.8) | 41.3 (5.2) | 49.6 (9.8) | 60.2 (15.7) | 65.4 (18.6) | 62.6 (17.0) | 56.1 (13.4) | 44.9 (7.2) | 33.1 (0.6) | 25.5 (−3.6) | 44.0 (6.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 17.3 (−8.2) | 18.5 (−7.5) | 25.1 (−3.8) | 30.8 (−0.7) | 39.3 (4.1) | 48.9 (9.4) | 54.1 (12.3) | 51.9 (11.1) | 45.7 (7.6) | 35.6 (2.0) | 24.8 (−4.0) | 17.2 (−8.2) | 34.1 (1.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 8.4 (−13.1) | 8.8 (−12.9) | 14.7 (−9.6) | 20.3 (−6.5) | 29.0 (−1.7) | 37.5 (3.1) | 42.9 (6.1) | 41.3 (5.2) | 35.7 (2.1) | 26.0 (−3.3) | 16.1 (−8.8) | 8.4 (−13.1) | 24.1 (−4.4) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −8.6 (−22.6) | −7.9 (−22.2) | −2.4 (−19.1) | 5.3 (−14.8) | 16.1 (−8.8) | 27.6 (−2.4) | 36.6 (2.6) | 35.4 (1.9) | 23.0 (−5.0) | 7.8 (−13.4) | −4.0 (−20.0) | −10.8 (−23.8) | −13.7 (−25.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −19 (−28) | −26 (−32) | −17 (−27) | −6 (−21) | 6 (−14) | 16 (−9) | 24 (−4) | 27 (−3) | 5 (−15) | −7 (−22) | −14 (−26) | −26 (−32) | −26 (−32) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 3.12 (79) | 3.12 (79) | 3.26 (83) | 3.90 (99) | 2.98 (76) | 1.54 (39) | 2.20 (56) | 2.12 (54) | 1.82 (46) | 2.09 (53) | 2.52 (64) | 2.81 (71) | 31.48 (799) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 50.2 (128) | 60.2 (153) | 65.3 (166) | 66.4 (169) | 51.8 (132) | 14.7 (37) | 0.4 (1.0) | 0.5 (1.3) | 1.6 (4.1) | 11.3 (29) | 23.7 (60) | 36.3 (92) | 70.9 (180) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 13.9 | 14.0 | 15.6 | 16.7 | 13.2 | 7.2 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 143.7 |
| Source 1: NOAA[10] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service (snow depth 2006–2020)[11] | |||||||||||||
The state of Colorado actually has four other Grizzly Peaks and one Grizzly Mountain on record. TheGrizzly Peak in Chaffee County, which sits in theSawatch Range, is the tallest of these.[5] The Summit County Grizzly Peak is fourth-tallest of the mountains, and is thus also referred to as "Grizzly Peak D":[5][6]
| Rank | Mountain | Elevation | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Grizzly Peak | 13,995 ft (4,266 m) | Sawatch Range |
| 130 | Grizzly Peak | 13,738 ft (4,187 m) | San Juan Mountains |
| 142 | Grizzly Mountain | 13,708 ft (4,178 m) | Sawatch Range |
| 145 | Grizzly Peak | 13,700 ft (4,176 m) | San Juan Mountains |
| 302 | Grizzly Peak | 13,433 feet (4,094 m) | Front Range |
| 415 | Grizzly Peak | 13,281 ft (4,048 m) | Sawatch Range |
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The trail to Grizzly Peak, which allows hikers to reach the summit of the mountain by foot, is accessible immediately off of a parking lot atLoveland Pass onU.S. Highway 6.[4][9] Thetrailhead begins above thetreeline at about 12,000 feet (3,700 m) and rises to the peak, but reaching the summit does not necessarily require the use of extramountain climbing equipment such as ropes.[4] Visitors can also reach Mount Sniktau, a smaller peak, from the same point along Loveland Pass.[9]
From the summit, hikers can see Loveland Pass below them, plus views of nearby Chihuahua Lake and the Arapahoe Basin ski trails.[4]
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