Byers Peak, elevation , is a mountain in
Grand County, Colorado
Grand County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,717. The county seat is Hot Sulphur Springs, and the largest community is Granby.
History
When Grand County was created on Febru ...
southwest of
Fraser, Colorado
The Town of Fraser is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Statutory town, Statutory Town located in Grand County, Colorado, Grand County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 1,400 at the 2020 United States census, a +14.38% increas ...
. The mountain is part of the
Byers Peak Wilderness and is the peak for which the wilderness area is named. Byers Peak is easily seen from Fraser and serves as an easily-identifiable landmark.
The mountain is named for
, the founder of the ''
Rocky Mountain News
The ''Rocky Mountain News'' (nicknamed the ''Rocky'') was a daily newspaper published in Denver, Colorado, from April 23, 1859, until February 27, 2009. It was owned by the E. W. Scripps Company from 1926 until its closing. the Monday–Friday ...
''.
References
Mountains of Grand County, Colorado
Three-thousanders of the United States
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