Grays Peak
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Grays Peak is the tenth-highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. The prominent 14,276-foot fourteener is the highest summit of the Front Range and the hig
Grays Peak on left, Torreys Peak on right
Grays Peak as seen from nearby Torreys Peak
Grays Peak trailhead
From Grays Peak summit looking west
The Continental Divide of the Americas is the principal, and largely mountainous, hydrological divide of the Americas. The Continental Divide extends from the Bering Strait to the Strait of Magellan,
Grays Peak
…and the U.S. state of Colorado. The prominent 14,276-foot (4351.18 m) fourteener is the highest summit of the Front Range and the highest point on the Continental Divide and the Continental Divide Trail in North America. (There are higher summits, such as Mount Elbert, which are near, but not on, the Divide.) Grays Peak…
The Continental Divide in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of north central Colorado, taken from the International Space Station in October 2008
The Parting of the Waters in the Teton Wilderness, where one fork flows into the Pacific Ocean and the other flows into the Atlantic Ocean
The Continental Divide Trail often remains above the treeline and on the Divide, providing unobstructed views along its route.