Ptarmigan Pass, Rocky Mountain National Park

#82 among attractions in Rocky Mountain National Park

Mountain pass, Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Ptarmigan Pass, elevation 12,168 ft, is a mountain pass that crosses the Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado in the United States. ()

Maximum elevation: 12168 ftCoordinates: 40°18'47"N, 105°42'7"W

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Ptarmigan Pass – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bear Lake, Dream Lake, Sprague Lake, Bierstadt Lake.

2.8 miE
Natural attraction, Lake, Body of water
Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park
73 min walk • Bear Lake is a scenic trailhead and destination in Rocky Mountain National Park. Sitting at an elevation of 9,450 feet, the alpine lake rests beneath the sheer flanks of Hallett Peak and the Continental Divide at 40.31324°N 105.648222°W.
2.3 miE
Natural attraction, Lake, Body of water
Dream Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park
59 min walk • Dream Lake is a high alpine lake located in Rocky Mountain National Park in northern Colorado, located east of the continental divide.
5 miE
Natural attraction, Lake, Body of water
Sprague Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park
127 min walk • Sprague Lake is a scenic lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, located on the south side of Glacier Creek, about two miles south of the Hollowell turnoff.
4.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bierstadt Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park
106 min walk • Bierstadt Lake is located in Larimer County, Colorado and within the Rocky Mountain National Park. Near McHenrys Peak and Longs Peak, there are "spectacular views" of the Continental Divide at the lake.
1.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hallett Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park
28 min walk • Hallett Peak is a mountain summit in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,720-foot peak is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 10.1 miles southwest by west of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Grand and Larimer counties.
3.8 miSE
Mountain
Powell Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park
97 min walk • Powell Peak is a summit in Grand County, Colorado, in the United States. With an elevation of 13,176 feet, Powell Peak is the 512th highest summit in the state of Colorado. The peak was named for John Wesley Powell.
1.2 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Flattop Mountain Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park
32 min walk • The Flattop Mountain Trail, also known as the Grand Trail or the Big Trail, was built in 1925 in Rocky Mountain National Park in the Larimer County portion of the U.S. state of Colorado. Built in 1925, and rehabilitated in 1940 with Civilian Conservation Corps labor, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
2.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Fern Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park
55 min walk • Fern Lake is an alpine lake in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. It is a major source for the Big Thompson River.
3.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Haynach Lakes, Rocky Mountain National Park
98 min walk • Haynach Lakes is a lake in Grand County, Colorado. Haynach Lakes lie at an elevation of 11,069 feet.
2.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Taylor Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park
74 min walk • Taylor Peak, elevation 13,158 ft, is a summit in the Front Range of north central Colorado. The peak is in Rocky Mountain National Park at the head of Loch Vale and just north of Taylor Glacier.
2.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Petit Grepon, Rocky Mountain National Park
68 min walk • Petit Grepon is a semi-detached spire in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park. It is one of the "Cathedral Spires" which also includes Sharkstooth, The Saber and The Foil.