Grays Peak, Arapaho National Forest

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

#4 among attractions in Arapaho National Forest

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Mountain

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Grays Peak is the tenth-highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. The prominent 14,278-foot fourteener is the highest summit of the Front Range and the highest point on the Continental Divide and the Continental Divide Trail in North America. Grays Peak is located in Arapahoe National Forest, 3.9 miles southeast by east of Loveland Pass on the Continental Divide between Clear Creek and Summit counties. The peak is the highest point in both counties. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1861Coordinates: 39°38'2"N, 105°49'5"W

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Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Loveland Ski Area, Pass Lake, Torreys Peak, American Discovery Trail.

5.3 miNW
Winter sport, Ski area
Loveland Ski Area, Arapaho National Forest
135 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.
3.5 miNW
Lake
Pass Lake, Arapahoe Basin
91 min walk • Pass Lake is a small lake located south of Loveland Pass in Summit County, Colorado. Pass Lake drains east via an unnamed stream which flows into North Fork Snake River. The Pass Lake Picnic Area is located by the lake.
0.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Torreys Peak, Arapaho National Forest
17 min walk • Torreys Peak is a mountain in the Front Range region of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. It is one of 53 fourteeners in Colorado. Its nearest major city is Denver. Torreys Peak is located along the Continental Divide, as well as the division between Clear Creek County and Summit County.
2 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
American Discovery Trail, Arapaho National Forest
51 min walk • The American Discovery Trail is a system of recreational trails and roads which collectively form a coast-to-coast hiking and biking trail across the mid-tier of the United States. Horses can also be ridden on most of this trail.
1.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grizzly Peak, Arapaho National Forest
46 min walk • Grizzly Peak is a high mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. Also known as Grizzly Peak D, the 13,433-foot thirteener is located in Arapaho National Forest, 2.1 miles southeast by east of Loveland Pass, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Clear Creek and Summit counties.
3.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Sniktau, Arapaho National Forest
96 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.
0.6 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Grays Peak Trail, Arapaho National Forest
17 min walk • Grays Peak National Recreation Trail or Grays Peak Trail lies along the Continental Divide of the Americas, part of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the White River National Forest, Summit County. Grays Peak Trail is south of Interstate 70, east of Keystone Resort and near Montezuma.
6.3 miNW
Nature, Canyon
Clear Creek, Arapaho National Forest
160 min walk • Clear Creek is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 66 miles long, in north central Colorado in the United States.
1.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Edwards, Arapaho National Forest
33 min walk • Mount Edwards is a high mountain summit in the Rocky Mountains' Front Range of North America. The 13,856-foot thirteener is located in Arapaho National Forest, 7.6 miles southwest of the Town of Georgetown, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Clear Creek and Summit counties.
4.4 miW
Mountain
Porcupine Peak, Arapahoe Basin
114 min walk • Porcupine Peak is a mountain east of Dillon in Summit County, Colorado. Located east of Porcupine Peak is Lenawee Mountain and Independence Mountain and Bear Mountain is located south.
3.8 miNW
View point
Loveland Pass, Keystone
99 min walk • Loveland Pass is a high mountain pass in north-central Colorado, at an elevation of 11,990 feet above sea level in the Rocky Mountains of the Western United States.