Bard Peak is a 13,647-foot mountain in Colorado’s Front Range, standing in Arapaho National Forest about 4.5 miles west-northwest of Silver Plume. Classified as a thirteener, it is recognized for both its height and prominence. The peak rises among the rugged high summits of the central Front Range and overlooks a historic mining area associated with the development of Silver Plume, linking a notable mountain landscape with one of Colorado’s historic mountain towns.