Mount Zirkel facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mount Zirkel
View of West face of Mt. Zirkel in Mt. Zirkel Wilderness in northern Colorado, taken from Fryingpan Basin
Highest point
Elevation	12,185 ft (3,714 m)
Prominence	3,470 ft (1,058 m)
Isolation	37.66 mi (60.61 km)
Listing	Colorado county high points 36th
Naming
Etymology	Ferdinand Zirkel
Geography
Mount Zirkel Location in Colorado
Location	Jackson County and the high point of Routt County, Colorado, U.S.
Parent range	Highest summit of the Park Range
Topo map	USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount Zirkel, Colorado
Climbing
Easiest route	hike

Mount Zirkel is the highest summit of the Park Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 12,185-foot (3,714 m) peak is located in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness of Routt National Forest, 25.9 miles (41.7 km) north-northeast (bearing 19°) of the City of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Jackson and Routt counties. Mount Zirkel was named in honor of German geologist Ferdinand Zirkel.