Garfield Peak (Colorado) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Garfield Peak
Garfield Peak Location in Colorado
Highest point
Elevation	13,787 ft (4,202 m)
Prominence	360 ft (110 m)
Isolation	0.83 mi (1.34 km)
Parent peak	Grizzly Peak
Geography
Location	Continental Divide between Chaffee and Pitkin counties, Colorado, United States
Parent range	Sawatch Range, Collegiate Peaks
Topo map	USGS 7.5' topographic map Independence Pass, Colorado

Garfield Peak is a high mountain summit of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,787-foot (4,202 m) thirteener is located 5.6 miles (9.0 km) south-southwest (bearing 197°) of Independence Pass, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide separating San Isabel National Forest and Chaffee County from White River National Forest and Pitkin County. Garfield Peak was named in honor of James A. Garfield, 20th President of the United States.