| Mount Zirkel | |
| Etymology: | Ferdinand Zirkel |
| Photo Alt: | Mt. Zirkel from Fryingpan Basin |
| Elevation Ft: | 12185 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] [2] |
| Prominence Ft: | 3470. |
| Isolation Mi: | 37.66 |
| Listing: | Colorado county high points 36th |
| Range: | Highest summit of the Park Range |
| Location: | Jackson County and the high point of Routt County, Colorado, U.S. |
| Map: | Colorado |
| Coordinates: | 40.8312°N -106.6631°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Topo: | USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount Zirkel, Colorado |
| Easiest Route: | hike |
Mount Zirkel is the highest summit of the Park Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 121850NaN0 peak is located in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness of Routt National Forest, 41.7km (25.9miles) north-northeast (bearing 19°) of the City of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Jackson and Routt counties.[1] [2] [3] Mount Zirkel was named in honor of German geologist Ferdinand Zirkel.[3]