Mount Zirkel

Mount Zirkel
Mount Zirkel
	View of West face of Mt. Zirkel in Mt. Zirkel Wilderness in northern Colorado, taken from Fryingpan Basin
Highest point
Elevation	12,185 ft (3,714 m)
Prominence	3,470 ft (1,058 m)
Isolation	37.66 mi (60.61 km)
Listing	Colorado county high points 36th
Coordinates	40°49′52″N 106°39′47″W
Naming
Etymology	Ferdinand Zirkel
Geography
	Mount Zirkel Colorado
Location	Jackson County and the high point of Routt County, Colorado, U.S.
Parent range	Highest summit of the; Park Range
Topo map(s)	USGS 7.5' topographic map; Mount Zirkel, Colorado
Climbing
Easiest route	hike

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]

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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]

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