Jacque Peak is a
high
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* High (tectonics), in geology an area where relative tectonic uplift ...
and
prominent mountain
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summit
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The term (mountain top) is generally used ...
in the
Gore Range
The Gore Range (elevation approximately 12,000 ft) is a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of north central Colorado in the United States.
Geography
The range runs for approximately 60 miles (100 km) northwest-to-southeast, through ...
of the
Rocky Mountains
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of
North America
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. The
thirteener is located in the
White River National Forest
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, south by east (
bearing 173°) of the resort community of
Copper Mountain in
Summit County,
Colorado
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,
United States
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.
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Mountain
See also
* List of mountain peaks of North America
** List of mountain peaks of the United States
*** List of mountain peaks of Colorado
References
External links
Mountains of Colorado
Mountains of Summit County, Colorado
White River National Forest
North American 4000 m summits
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