Meridian Peak
{{Short description|Mountain in the American state of Colorado}}
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| name = Meridian Peak
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| elevation_ft = 12432
| elevation_ref = The elevation of Meridian Peak includes an adjustment of +1.699 m (+5.57 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.{{cite peakbagger|pid=20127|title=Meridian Peak, Colorado|access-date=November 5, 2014}}
| prominence_ft = 366
| isolation_mi = 1.93
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| range = Gore Range
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| location = Eagle and Summit counties, Colorado, United States
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| coordinates = {{coord|39.7674859|N|106.3850295|W|type:mountain_region:US-CO_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis|id=1947729|name=Meridian Peak|access-date=November 5, 2014}}
| topo = USGS 7.5' topographic map
Piney Peak, Colorado
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Meridian Peak is a mountain summit in the Gore Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The {{convert|12432|ft|0|adj=on}} peak is located in the Eagles Nest Wilderness, {{convert|14.5|km|order=flip}} north by west (bearing 353°) of the Town of Vail, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating White River National Forest and Eagle County from Arapaho National Forest and Summit County.
Hiking
Meridian Peak can be found at the southern end of Elliot Ridge Trail. It can be reached by ascending several hiking trails into the Gore Range. Surprise Lake Trail goes south for 2.6 miles to Surprise Lake, then the Gore Range Trail continues west for 1.9 miles to a junction with the Upper Cataract Lake and Mirror Lake Trail. Mirror Lake is 6.5 miles beyond the junction, at an elevation of 10,560 feet. The Elliot Ridge Trail is 3.2 miles from Mirror Lake. The summit of Meridian Peak is another 1.2 south from the junction with the Elliot Ridge Trail.
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See also
{{portal|Geology|Geography|North America|United States|Colorado|Mountains}}
- List of Colorado mountain ranges
- List of Colorado mountain summits
- List of Colorado fourteeners
- List of Colorado 4000 meter prominent summits
- List of the most prominent summits of Colorado
- List of Colorado county high points
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References
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;Sources
- {{ASIN|B003ZUY8NM|title= Greatest Hikes in Central Colorado: Summit and Eagle Counties}}
- [http://www.denverpost.com/ci_6823145 Elliot Ridge one of a kind]
- [http://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/2008/jan/30/two_three_snowmobilers_found/ Two of three snowmobilers found]
External links
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{{Mountains of Colorado}}
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{{Protected areas of Colorado}}
Category:Mountains of Eagle County, Colorado
Category:Mountains of Summit County, Colorado
Category:Arapaho National Forest
Category:White River National Forest
Category:Three-thousanders of the United States
Category:Eagles Nest Wilderness
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