Quandary Peak, Breckenridge

Name: Quandary Peak
Address: Hyway 82, Hoosier Pass area, Breckenridge, United States

#3 among attractions in Breckenridge

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Quandary Peak is the highest summit of the Tenmile Range in the Rocky Mountains of North America and is the most commonly climbed fourteener in Colorado. It has nearly the same elevation as Castle Peak and Mount Evans. It lies in Summit County and within the White River National Forest about 6 miles south-southwest of the town of Breckenridge. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 14271 ftProminence: 1125 ftCoordinates: 39°23'50"N, 106°6'22"W

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Hyway 82, Hoosier Pass areaBreckenridge United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Breckenridge Ski Resort, Mount Democrat, Mount Lincoln, Mount Bross.

5.6 miN
Winter sport, Ski area
Breckenridge Ski Resort, Breckenridge
142 min walk • Breckenridge Ski Resort is an alpine ski resort in the western United States, in Breckenridge, Colorado. Just west of the Continental Divide in Summit County, it is perennially one of the most visited ski resorts in the western hemisphere. Breckenridge is owned and operated by Vail Resorts, Inc.
4.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Democrat, Pike National Forest
112 min walk • Mount Democrat is a high mountain summit in the Mosquito Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,155-foot fourteener is located 5.4 miles northwest of the Town of Alma, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide separating San Isabel National Forest and Lake County from Pike National Forest and Park County.
3.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
Mount Lincoln, Alma
82 min walk • Mount Lincoln is the eighth-highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. The prominent 14,293-foot fourteener is the highest summit of the Mosquito Range and the eleventh-highest summit in the contiguous United States.
4.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
Mount Bross, Alma
110 min walk • Mount Bross is a high mountain summit in the Mosquito Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,178-foot fourteener is located in Pike National Forest, 4.1 miles northwest by north of the Town of Alma in Park County, Colorado, United States.
6.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Silverheels, Pike National Forest
172 min walk • Mount Silverheels is a high and prominent mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,829-foot thirteener is located in Pike National Forest, 4.9 miles northeast of the Town of Alma in Park County, Colorado, United States.
3.2 miN
Natural attraction, Park, Mountain
Peak 10, Breckenridge
82 min walk • Peak 10, elevation 13,640 ft, is a summit in the Tenmile Range of central Colorado. The peak is southwest of Breckenridge in the Arapaho National Forest. The lowest part of Peak 10 is serviced by Breckenridge Ski Resort's Falcon SuperChair.
5.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Buckskin, Pike National Forest
150 min walk • Mount Buckskin is a high mountain summit in the Mosquito Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,872-foot thirteener is located in Pike National Forest, 4.9 miles west-northwest of the Town of Alma in Park County, Colorado, United States.
3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Clinton Peak, San Isabel National Forest
78 min walk • Clinton Peak is a high mountain summit in the Mosquito Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,864-foot thirteener is located 2.1 miles east of Fremont Pass, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide separating San Isabel National Forest and Lake County from Pike National Forest and Park County.
3.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Mosquito Range, Pike National Forest
82 min walk • The Mosquito Range is a high mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States. The peaks of the range form a ridge running north–south for roughly 40 mi from southern Summit County on the north end, then along the boundary between Lake and Park Counties.
3.4 miSE
Mountain pass, Nature
Hoosier Pass, Pike National Forest
87 min walk • Hoosier Pass is a high mountain pass in central Colorado, in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States. The name derives from Indiana, nicknamed the "Hoosier State," which was the original home of many pioneers.
4.8 miSW
Mountain pass, Nature
Fremont Pass, San Isabel National Forest
123 min walk • Fremont Pass is a 11,318-foot mountain pass in central Colorado, in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States. It forms the continental divide on the border between Lake County and Summit County. The pass is named for John C.