| Mount Powell | |
| Etymology: | John Wesley Powell |
| Elevation Ft: | 13586 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] [2] |
| Prominence Ft: | 3000. |
| Isolation Mi: | 21.50 |
| Range: | Highest summit of the Gore Range |
| Location: | Eagle and Summit counties, Colorado, United States |
| Map: | Colorado |
| Coordinates: | 39.76°N -106.3407°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Topo: | USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount Powell, Colorado |
Mount Powell is the highest summit of the Gore Range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 13586feet thirteener is located in the Eagles Nest Wilderness, 13.7km (08.5miles) north by east (bearing 8°) of the Town of Vail, Colorado, United States, along the drainage divide separating White River National Forest and Eagle County from Arapaho National Forest and Summit County.[1] [2] [3] Mount Powell was named in honor of John Wesley Powell who climbed to the summit in 1868.[3]
Mount Powell is very prominent when viewed from the north east, rising 6,000 feet above Green Mountain Reservoir.