Clark Peak (Medicine Bow Mountains)

Clark Peak
Clark Peak
	Clark Peak viewed from Rocky Mountain National Park
Highest point
Elevation	12,960 ft (3,950 m)
Prominence	2,771 ft (845 m)
Isolation	16.40 mi (26.39 km)
Listing	Colorado county high points 33rd
Coordinates	40°36′25″N 105°55′48″W / 40.6068208°N 105.9299688°W
Geography
	Clark Peak Colorado
Location	Larimer County and the high point of Jackson County, Colorado, United States
Parent range	Highest summit of the; Medicine Bow Mountains
Topo map(s)	USGS 7.5' topographic map; Clark Peak, Colorado

Clark Peak is the highest summit of the Medicine Bow Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 12,960-foot (3,950 m) peak is located in the Rawah Wilderness of Routt National Forest, 6.3 miles (10.1 km) north-northwest (bearing 342°) of Cameron Pass, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide between Jackson and Larimer counties. Clark Peak is the highest point of Jackson County and the entire drainage basin of the North Platte River.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Climate

Climate data for Clark Peak 40.6102 N, 105.9209 W, Elevation: 12,313 ft (3,753 m) (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	21.5 (−5.8)	21.2 (−6.0)	27.7 (−2.4)	34.3 (1.3)	43.3 (6.3)	54.3 (12.4)	60.9 (16.1)	58.8 (14.9)	51.9 (11.1)	39.9 (4.4)	28.3 (−2.1)	21.5 (−5.8)	38.6 (3.7)
Daily mean °F (°C)	12.0 (−11.1)	11.5 (−11.4)	17.2 (−8.2)	22.9 (−5.1)	31.8 (−0.1)	42.3 (5.7)	49.2 (9.6)	47.3 (8.5)	40.5 (4.7)	29.5 (−1.4)	19.2 (−7.1)	12.2 (−11.0)	28.0 (−2.2)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	2.4 (−16.4)	1.8 (−16.8)	6.7 (−14.1)	11.5 (−11.4)	20.3 (−6.5)	30.3 (−0.9)	37.4 (3.0)	35.8 (2.1)	29.0 (−1.7)	19.1 (−7.2)	10.0 (−12.2)	2.8 (−16.2)	17.3 (−8.2)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	5.01 (127)	4.99 (127)	5.20 (132)	6.29 (160)	5.24 (133)	2.42 (61)	2.38 (60)	2.56 (65)	3.02 (77)	4.27 (108)	4.92 (125)	4.59 (117)	50.89 (1,292)
Source: PRISM Climate Group^[5]

^ ^a ^b ^c "CLARK". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved October 19, 2014. Note: The summit of Clark Peak is +1.83 m (+6.0 ft) higher than NGS station CLARK.
^ ^a ^b The elevation of Clark Peak includes an adjustment of +1.628 m (+5.34 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Clark Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Clark Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 10, 2023. To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.