Mount Powell (Colorado)

Mount Powell
Mount Powell Colorado
Highest point
Elevation	13,586 ft (4,141 m)
Prominence	3,000 ft (914 m)
Isolation	21.50 mi (34.60 km)
Listing	North America highest peaks 88th US highest major peaks 71st Colorado highest major peaks 36th
Coordinates	39°45′36″N 106°20′27″W / 39.759991°N 106.340704°W / 39.759991; -106.340704Coordinates: 39°45′36″N 106°20′27″W / 39.759991°N 106.340704°W / 39.759991; -106.340704
Geography
Location	Eagle and Summit counties, Colorado, United States
Parent range	Highest summit of the Gore Range
Topo map	USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount Powell, Colorado

Mount Powell is the highest summit of the Gore Range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 13,586-foot (4,141 m) thirteener is located in the Eagles Nest Wilderness, 8.5 miles (13.7 km) north by east (bearing 8°) of the Town of Vail, Colorado, United States, along the drainage divide separating White River National Forest and Eagle County from Arapaho National Forest and Summit County. Mount Powell was named in honor of John Wesley Powell who climbed to the summit in 1868.

Mount Powell is very prominent when viewed from the north east, rising 6,000 feet above Green Mountain Reservoir.

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