Parika Peak
The counterintuitive direction of water flow is because the Continental Divide forms a loop in this area, whereby the peak's west slope runoff flows to the Atlantic Ocean and the east slope to the Pacific.Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,400 feet (732 meters) above Jack Creek in 1.6 miles (2.6 km) and 1,000 feet (305 meters) above Parika Lake in one-half mile (0.8 km).[6] The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names,[3] and has appeared in publications since at least 1919.[7] The name Parika is from the Pawnee language "paariiku" (puh REE kuh) and means "horn.[9] Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer, with a dry period in late spring.