Mount Parnassus
Mount Parnassus is a high mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,580-foot thirteener is located in Arapaho National Forest, 5.4 miles west-northwest of the Town of Silver Plume in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 13,579 feet
- Description: mountain in United States of America
- Also known as: “Mount Parnassus (Colorado)” and “Scout Peak”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Bard Peak and Engelmann Peak.
Engelmann Peak
Peak
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Berthoud Falls and Silver Plume.
Berthoud Falls
Hamlet
Silver Plume
Village
Mount Parnassus
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Clear Creek, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.71999° or 39° 43′ 12″ north
Longitude
-105.82251° or 105° 49′ 21″ west
Elevation
13,579 feet (4,139 metres)
Open location code
85FPP59G+XX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Mount Parnassus” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mount Parnassus (bukid sa Estados Unidos)”
- Cebuano: “Mount Parnassus”
- Dutch: “Mount Parnassus (Colorado)”
- Ladin: “Mount Parnassus”
- Urdu: “ماؤنٹ پارنیسیس”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Graymont and Bakerville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Woods Mountain and Robeson Peak.
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