The Sawtooth
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The Sawtooth is a jagged arête
joining Mount Bierstadt
to (eventually) Mount Evans
, in Colorado
, United States
., and is also the name of the highest peak at the northeast end of this ridge. The three peaks along this arête resemble the teeth of a saw, leading to its name. The southeast wall of the arête is the head of the cirque
above Abyss Lake, while its northwest wall is the cirque at the head of a a valley above Guanella Pass
. The northeast end of the sawtooth joins directly to the shoulder of Mount Spalding, from which a second (and slightly less abrupt) arête leads southeast to Mount Evans. This second arête divides the glacial valley of Abyss Lake to the southwest from the cirque of Summit Lake, to the northeast.
Arete
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joining Mount Bierstadt
Mount Bierstadt
Mount Bierstadt is a mountain in the Front Range region of the Rocky Mountains, in Clear Creek County, Colorado. It is one of 54 fourteeners in Colorado. It is located approximately 1.5 miles WSW of Mount Evans. The nearest major city is Denver...
to (eventually) Mount Evans
Mount Evans
Mount Evans is a mountain in the Front Range region of the Rocky Mountains, in Clear Creek County, Colorado. It is one of 54 fourteeners in Colorado, and the closest fourteener to Denver...
, in Colorado
Colorado
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, United States
United States
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., and is also the name of the highest peak at the northeast end of this ridge. The three peaks along this arête resemble the teeth of a saw, leading to its name. The southeast wall of the arête is the head of the cirque
Cirque
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above Abyss Lake, while its northwest wall is the cirque at the head of a a valley above Guanella Pass
Guanella Pass
Guanella Pass is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado, US.The pass is located in southwestern Clear Creek County, in the Front Range west of Denver and south of Georgetown....
. The northeast end of the sawtooth joins directly to the shoulder of Mount Spalding, from which a second (and slightly less abrupt) arête leads southeast to Mount Evans. This second arête divides the glacial valley of Abyss Lake to the southwest from the cirque of Summit Lake, to the northeast.