The Rabbit Ears Range is a

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of the

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in north-central

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. The range stretches east–west along the continental divide, forming the border between

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counties, and separating Middle Park (south) from North Park (north). The range's highest point is Parkview Mountain at approximately , but most of the rest of the range is around 11,000 feet. It connects the

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on the east with the Park Range and the

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on the west. It is traversable at Willow Creek Pass.

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separates the Rabbit Ears Range to the east from the Park Range to the north. Rabbit Ears Pass and Rabbit Ears Peak, despite their names, are not in the Rabbit Ears Range, but actually part of the Park Range to the south.

Highest peaks

* Parkview Mountain (12,301 ft) *Sheep Mountain (11,819 ft) * Elk Mountain (11,419 ft)

References

External links

* Ranges of the Rocky Mountains Mountain ranges of Colorado Landforms of Jackson County, Colorado Landforms of Grand County, Colorado Arapaho National Forest {{Colorado-geo-stub