title: Bison Peak
text: # Bison Peak
  
  Bison Peak is the highest summit of the Tarryall Mountains range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. Officially designated Bison Mountain, the prominent 12,432-foot (3,789 m) peak is located in the Lost Creek Wilderness of Pike National Forest, 8.1 miles (13.1 km) north by west (bearing 352°) of the community of Tarryall in Park County, Colorado, United States. The summit is the highest point in the Lost Creek Wilderness.
  
  ## Mountain
  
  Bison Peak was so named because rock formations near the summit were said to resemble American bison.
  
  ## Historical names
  
  * Bison Mountain
  * Bison Peak
  