Porcupine Peak

Porcupine Peak is a mountain east of Dillon in Summit County, Colorado. Located east of Porcupine Peak is Lenawee Mountain and Independence Mountain and Bear Mountain is located south.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Arapahoe Basin and Lenawee Mountain.

Arapahoe Basin

Photo: Uni3d, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Arapahoe Basin is a resort area in the state of Colorado. It is a great destination for those on a budget not looking for tourist traps, but for more of a local scene.

Lenawee Mountain

Peak

Photo: Ben Mason, CC BY 2.0.

Lenawee Mountain is a mountain east of Dillon in Summit County, Colorado. Porcupine Peak lies west of Lenawee Mountain and Grizzly Peak is located northeast. The Arapahoe Basin ski area is located on a portion of the mountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Keystone.

Keystone

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.

Keystone is a ski resort in Colorado, with a permanent population of around 11000 people. The Keystone Resort ski area occupies 3 mountains: Dercum Mountain, North Peak, and the Outback.

Porcupine Peak

Type: Peak with an elevation of 11,798 feet
Description: mountain in Colorado, United States of America
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Summit, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.61693° or 39° 37′ 1″ north

Longitude

-105.89862° or 105° 53′ 55″ west

Elevation

11,798 feet (3,596 metres)

Open location code

85FPJ482+QH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358919124

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

5435113

Wikidata ID

Q49063424

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Satellite Map

Discover Porcupine Peak from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Dutch—“Porcupine Peak” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Porcupine Peak (bukid sa Estados Unidos, Colorado)”
Cebuano: “Porcupine Peak”
Dutch: “Porcupine Peak”

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