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Pats Peak is an independent alpine ski resort in Henniker, New Hampshire, in the United States. The ski area opened in 1963 and has a vertical drop of 770 feet (230 m). The ski area opened in 1963 and has a vertical drop of 770 feet (230 m).
Death Valley National Park, notorious for its below sea level desert, also has soaring mountains, including Telescope Peak, its highest. This is a list of United States National Parks by elevation. Most of America's national parks are located in mountainous areas. Even among those located close to the ocean, not all are flat.
Comparison table of North American ski resorts Resort name and website Nearest city State/province Peak elevation (ft) Base elevation (ft) Vertical drop (ft)
The 100 most topographically prominent Colorado summits; Rank Mountain Peak Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location; 1 Mount Elbert [1] [2] [3] [a] Sawatch Range: 14,440 ft 4401.2 m: 9,093 ft 2772 m: 671 mi 1,079 km 2 Pikes Peak [4] [5] [6] [b]
Rocky Mountain National Park is one of the highest national parks in the nation, with elevations from 7,860 to 14,259 feet (2,396 to 4,346 m), [31] the highest point of which is Longs Peak. [32] Trail Ridge Road is the highest paved through-road in the country, with a peak elevation of 12,183 feet (3,713 m). [ 33 ]
The Park Range, elevation approximately 3,712 metres (12,178 ft), [1] is a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of northwestern Colorado in the United States. [1] The range forms a relatively isolated part of the Continental Divide, extending north-to-south for approximately 170 kilometres (110 mi) [1] along the boundary between Jackson (east) and Routt counties.
Rocky Mountain National Park's Alpine Visitor Center is located at 11,796 feet (3,595 m) above sea level at Fall River Pass, one mile west of the highest point on Trail Ridge Road and four miles east of the Continental Divide at Milner Pass in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is the highest visitor center in the National Park System. [1]
The 12,490-foot (3,807 m) peak is located in State Forest State Park, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south (bearing 181°) of Cameron Pass in Jackson County, Colorado, United States. The summit lies just northwest of the Continental Divide and Rocky Mountain National Park , near the headwaters of the Michigan River .