Engelmann Peak, Arapaho National Forest

Name: Engelmann Peak
Address: Arapaho National Forest, United States

#16 among attractions in Arapaho National Forest

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Engelmann Peak is a high mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,368-foot thirteener is located in Arapaho National Forest, 6.3 miles west by south of the Town of Empire in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The mountain was named in honor of the botanist George Engelmann. ()

Elevation: 13368 ftProminence: 542 ftCoordinates: 39°44'44"N, 105°48'4"W

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Engelmann Peak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Loveland Ski Area, Mount Parnassus, Mount Sniktau, Bard Peak.

6.8 miSW
Winter sport, Ski area
Loveland Ski Area, Arapaho National Forest
174 min walk • Loveland Ski Area is a ski area in the western United States, located near the town of Georgetown, Colorado. Located at the eastern portal of the Eisenhower Tunnel, Loveland is within the Arapahoe National Forest.
2.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Parnassus, Arapaho National Forest
54 min walk • Mount Parnassus is a high mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,580-foot thirteener is located in Arapaho National Forest, 5.4 miles west-northwest of the Town of Silver Plume in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.
5.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Sniktau, Arapaho National Forest
142 min walk • Mount Sniktau is a high mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,240-foot thirteener is located in Arapaho National Forest, 1.6 miles northeast of Loveland Pass in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.
1.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bard Peak, Arapaho National Forest
45 min walk • Bard Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,647-foot thirteener is located in Arapaho National Forest, 4.5 miles west-northwest of the Town of Silver Plume in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.
5.9 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture
Toll House, Georgetown
151 min walk • The Toll House is a residence in Clear Creek County, Colorado. It was built by 1878 near the toll gates of a private road linking mines between the towns of Silver Plume, Colorado and Georgetown, Colorado. The home belonged to Julius G.
6.2 miSE
Church
Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown
159 min walk • Grace Episcopal Church is an historic Carpenter Gothic church in Georgetown, Colorado. Built in 1870, it now overlooks Interstate 70. Grace Episcopal is still an active church in the Episcopal Diocese of Colorado. On August 14, 1973, the church was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
6.1 miSE
39°42'24"N • 105°41'49"W
Historic Georgetown, Georgetown
157 min walk • Historic walking areas, Museum
5.1 miW
Mountain pass, Nature
Jones Pass, Arapaho National Forest
130 min walk • Jones Pass, elevation 12,454 ft, is a mountain pass that crosses the Continental Divide in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado in the United States.
3.8 miN
Mountain pass, Nature
Berthoud Pass, Arapaho National Forest
98 min walk • Berthoud Pass is a high mountain pass in central Colorado, in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States. The pass is located west of Denver, and provides a high route between upper Clear Creek Canyon to the upper valley of the Fraser River in Middle Park to the north.
5.4 miNW
Protected area
Vasquez Peak Wilderness, Arapaho National Forest
137 min walk • The Vasquez Peak Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located southwest of Winter Park, Colorado. The 12,300-acre wilderness established in 1993 in the Arapaho and Roosevelt national forests has 15 miles of trails.
3.3 miNW
Mountain pass, Nature
Vasquez Pass, Arapaho National Forest
84 min walk • Vasquez Pass, elevation 11,693 ft, is a mountain pass that crosses the Continental Divide in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado in the United States.