The Tenmile Range is a mountain range in U.S. state of Colorado . The range is an extension of the Mosquito Range which is part of the Rocky Mountains . The two ranges are effectively the same range. They are split only by the Continental Divide and name. The Tenmile Range is on the north side of the divide, and the Mosquito on the south. The range is often referred to as the Tenmile-Mosquito Range.
4-459: There are more than a dozen peaks in the range. Peak 1 is the northernmost peak. The sub-peaks of Mt. Victoria and Mt. Royal are located north of Peak 1 . Tenmile Peak , south of Peak 1, is also known as Peak 2. Quandary Peak is the southernmost peak and highest point in the Range, elevation 14,271 feet. The range is famous for its skiing, both backcountry and resort areas. Breckenridge Ski Resort
8-643: Is in the range. The Tenmile Range includes Pacific Tarn , believed to be the highest named lake in the United States. Approximately 25,000 acres (100 km) of the Tenmile Range is protected in the Camp Hale – Continental Divide National Monument . Peak One Peak One is a 12,805-foot (3,903 m) mountain summit in Summit County , Colorado , United States. Peak One
12-629: Is set 15 miles (24 km) west of the Continental Divide at the northern end of the Tenmile Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains . The mountain is located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of the community of Frisco , and is set on land managed by Arapaho National Forest . Interstate 70 runs along the western base of the peak. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains into Tenmile Creek and
16-505: The east slope drains to Miners Creek, which both empty into Dillon Reservoir . Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,400 feet (1,036 m) above Tenmile Creek in one mile (1.6 km). The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names in favor of rejected variant names such as "Peak 1", "Peak Number One", "Tenmile Range Peak 1", and "Melzer Peak." According to
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