Bison Peak is the
highest summit of the
Tarryall Mountains
Tarryall is an unincorporated town of cabins and old buildings in eastern Park County, Colorado, United States. The town is located on Tarryall Creek
Tarryall Creek is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately long,U.S. Geological ...
range in the
Rocky Mountains
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of
North America
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. Officially designated Bison Mountain,
[ the prominent peak is located in the ]Lost Creek Wilderness
The Lost Creek Wilderness is a wilderness area located in central Colorado in Jefferson and Park counties, south of the town of Bailey. The area is situated entirely within the boundaries of the Pike National Forest.
The Lost Creek Scenic Ar ...
of Pike National Forest
The Pike National Forest is located in the Front Range of Colorado, United States, west of Colorado Springs including Pikes Peak. The forest encompasses 1,106,604 acres (4,478 km2) within Clear Creek, Teller, Park, Jefferson, Douglas and E ...
, north by west ( bearing 352°) of the community of Tarryall in Park County, Colorado
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, United States
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. The summit is the highest point in the Lost Creek Wilderness.[
]
Mountain
Bison Peak was so named because rock formations near the summit were said to resemble American bison
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.
Historical names
*Bison Mountain [
*Bison Peak
]
See also
* 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
References
External links
Mountains of Colorado
Mountains of Park County, Colorado
Pike National Forest
North American 3000 m summits
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