| Mount Parnassus | |
| Elevation Ft: | 13580. |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] [2] |
| Prominence Ft: | 537 |
| Isolation Mi: | 0.98 |
| Range: | Front Range |
| Location: | Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States |
| Map: | Colorado |
| Coordinates: | 39.72°N -105.8225°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Topo: | USGS 7.5' topographic map Grays Peak, Colorado |
| Easiest Route: | Hiking |
Mount Parnassus is a high mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13580feet thirteener is located in Arapaho National Forest, 8.7km (05.4miles) west-northwest (bearing 288°) of the Town of Silver Plume in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Mount Parnassus sits east of the Continental Divide in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The summit is located near Interstate 70.[4] The higher Bard Peak, at 13647feet, sits nearby, and the closest major town is Silver Plume, Colorado.[5] [8] It is also in close proximity to Woods Mountain, Mount Sniktau, Engelmann Peak, Robeson Peak, and Pettingell Peak.[9]
By automobile, Mount Parnassus is about one hour west of Denver. Hikers may reach the summit of the mountain on foot by following the Watrous Gulch Trail, starting at the Herman Gulch Trailhead off of Interstate 70.[4] From the trailhead, visitors must hike roughly 7 miles (round trip) and gain roughly 3300feet in elevation to reach the summit.