Bison Peak

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Bison Mountain
Bison Peak
Bison Mountain is located in Colorado
Bison Mountain
Bison Mountain
Highest point
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Listing Colorado prominent summits
Colorado range high points
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Geography
Location Park County, Colorado, U.S.[1]
Parent range Front Range, Highest summit of the Tarryall Mountains[4]
Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map
McCurdy Mountain, Colorado[2]

Bison Peak is the highest summit of the Tarryall Mountains range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. Officially designated Bison Mountain,[1] the prominent 12,432-foot (3,789 m) peak is located in the Lost Creek Wilderness of Pike National Forest, 8.1 miles (13.1 km) north by west (bearing 352°) of the community of Tarryall in Park County, Colorado, United States. The summit is the highest point in the Lost Creek Wilderness.[2][3][4]

Mountain

Bison Peak was so named because rock formations near the summit were said to resemble American bison.[5]

Historical names

  • Bison Mountain [1]
  • Bison Peak

See also

References

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  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The elevation of Bison Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.623 m (+5.32 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
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