Rabbit Ears Range

The Rabbit Ears Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains in the U.S. state of Colorado and runs along the Continental Divide of North America. With a maximum height of 3,748 meters, it is one of the lowest of these mountains watershed.

The Rabbit Ears Range is located in north-central Colorado and runs from the Colorado River over a length of approximately 50 km to the northwest, where it eventually limits the southernmost part of the Wyoming Basin and along with the Park Range to the west and the Medicine Bow Mountains to the east the natural boundary of lying in this basin Jackson County forms. The highest peaks are located on the Continental Divide in the northern part of the mountain range, with the Parkview Mountain ( 3,748 m), Sheep Mountain ( 3,602 m ) and Hyannis Peak ( 3,536 m) is dominated by the highest mountains. In the southern part stands out only Elk Mountain ( 3,481 m ), while the rest of the mountains as far as possible below the tree line and is densely forested. The forest area north of the watershed is part of the Routt National Forest, the southern portion forms the Arapaho National Forest.

In the east, close to the Rabbit Ears Range, Never Summer Mountains - a relatively small mountain range that merges with the Front Range after a few kilometers.

40.358588 - 106.313085Koordinaten: 40 ° 22 ' N, 106 ° 19' W

  • Mountains in North America
  • Mountain range of the Rocky Mountains
  • Mountains in the United States
  • Geography (Colorado)
  • Jackson County ( Colorado)
  • Grand County ( Colorado)
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