Grizzly Peak (Sawatch Range)


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 thirteener is located south-southwest 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.

Elevation

Grizzly Peak is the highest summit in the United States less than, 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.

Historical names

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:
RankMountainHeightRange
54Grizzly PeakSawatch Range
130Grizzly PeakSan Juan Mountains
142Grizzly MountainSawatch Range
145Grizzly PeakSan Juan Mountains
302Grizzly PeakFront Range
415Grizzly PeakSawatch Range