James Peak, James Peak Wilderness

Name: James Peak
Address: James Peak Wilderness, United States

#2 among attractions in James Peak Wilderness

Natural attraction, Top attraction, Mountain

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James Peak is a high mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,300-foot thirteener is located on the Continental Divide in the James Peak Wilderness of Arapaho National Forest and Roosevelt National Forest, 5.2 miles east-southeast of the Town of Winter Park, Colorado, United States. The summit is the tripoint of Clear Creek, Gilpin, and Grand counties. The peak is the highest point in Gilpin County and the James Peak Wilderness. ()

Elevation: 13294 ftProminence: 714 ftCoordinates: 39°51'18"N, 105°41'13"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Winter Park Resort, Parry Peak, Cozens Ranch Museum, Saint Mary's Glacier.

4.6 miNW
Winter sport, Ski area
Winter Park Resort, Winter Park
117 min walk • Winter Park Resort is an alpine ski resort in the western United States, in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado at Winter Park. Located in Grand County just off U.S. Highway 40, the resort is about a ninety-minute drive from Denver.
1.8 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Parry Peak, James Peak Wilderness
47 min walk • Parry Peak, elevation 13,397 ft, is a summit in the Front Range of central Colorado. The peak is on the continental divide southeast of Winter Park in the Arapahoe National Forest.
7.7 miNW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Cozens Ranch Museum, Winter Park
196 min walk • The Cozens Ranch House in Fraser, Colorado was built by William Cozens, sheriff of Central City after he married Mary York. Mary insisted that they leave the wild mining town, so the Cozens family relocated to Grand County, where they started a ranch in 1874. The homestead was the first in the Fraser Valley.
2.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Saint Mary's Glacier, Arapaho National Forest
65 min walk • Saint Mary's Glacier is a semi-permanent snowfield located in Arapaho National Forest in the U.S. state of Colorado. Saint Mary's Glacier is 2.5 mi southeast of James Peak. The nearest community is the unincorporated Alice, Colorado and is accessible via a 1.5 mile hike from a parking lot in Alice.
5.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Rollins Pass, Roosevelt National Forest
140 min walk • Rollins Pass, elevation 11,676 ft, is a mountain pass and active archaeological site in the Southern Rocky Mountains of north-central Colorado in the United States.
6.2 miSW
Mountain pass, Nature
Berthoud Pass, Arapaho National Forest
158 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.