Hurricane Peak is a 13,447-foot-elevation (4,099-meter) mountain summit located in San Juan County of southwest Colorado, United States.[3] It is situated equidistant between the historic towns of Ouray and Silverton, and is approximately nine miles west of the Continental Divide. It is part of the San Juan Mountains which are a subset of the Rocky Mountains. Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises 1,200 feet (370 meters) above Lake Como in one-half mile. Neighbors include Abrams Mountain 3.4 miles to the north, Red Mountain 2.2 miles to the west, and Tuttle Mountain 1.4 mile to the north. The Mountain Queen Mine, which is located on the east slope of Hurricane Peak at the head of California Gulch, is one of the oldest workings in the area and was most active from 1878 to 1880.[4] The mountain's name, which has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, was in use in 1906 when Henry Gannett published it in the Gazetteer of Colorado.[3][5]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Hurricane Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[6] 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. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Animas and Uncompahgre Rivers.
Hurricane Peak, northeast aspect. Lake Como to the right.
^Frederick Leslie Ransome, Whitman Cross, 1901, A Report on the Economic Geology of the Silverton Quadrangle, Colorado, U.S. Government Printing Office, page 184.
^Henry Gannett, Gazetteer of Colorado, 1906, US Government Printing Office, page 91.
^Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
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hurricane, peak, foot, elevation, meter, mountain, summit, located, juan, county, southwest, colorado, united, states, situated, equidistant, between, historic, towns, ouray, silverton, approximately, nine, miles, west, continental, divide, part, juan, mountai. Hurricane Peak is a 13 447 foot elevation 4 099 meter mountain summit located in San Juan County of southwest Colorado United States 3 It is situated equidistant between the historic towns of Ouray and Silverton and is approximately nine miles west of the Continental Divide It is part of the San Juan Mountains which are a subset of the Rocky Mountains Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises 1 200 feet 370 meters above Lake Como in one half mile Neighbors include Abrams Mountain 3 4 miles to the north Red Mountain 2 2 miles to the west and Tuttle Mountain 1 4 mile to the north The Mountain Queen Mine which is located on the east slope of Hurricane Peak at the head of California Gulch is one of the oldest workings in the area and was most active from 1878 to 1880 4 The mountain s name which has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names was in use in 1906 when Henry Gannett published it in the Gazetteer of Colorado 3 5 Hurricane PeakNortheast aspectHighest pointElevation13 447 ft 4 099 m 1 Prominence247 ft 75 m 1 Parent peakHanson Peak 13 454 ft 2 Isolation0 79 mi 1 27 km 2 Coordinates37 54 53 N 107 37 17 W 37 9147288 N 107 6215242 W 37 9147288 107 6215242 3 GeographyHurricane PeakLocation in ColoradoShow map of ColoradoHurricane PeakHurricane Peak the United States Show map of the United StatesLocationSan Juan CountyColorado USParent rangeRocky MountainsSan Juan MountainsTopo mapUSGS Handies PeakGeologyType of rockExtrusive rockClimbingEasiest routeclass 2 hiking 2 Contents 1 Climate 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksClimate editAccording to the Koppen climate classification system Hurricane Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold snowy winters and cool to warm summers 6 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 Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Animas and Uncompahgre Rivers nbsp Hurricane Peak northeast aspect Lake Como to the right See also edit nbsp Mountains portal nbsp Colorado portalMountains of San Juan County Colorado Brown MountainReferences edit a b Hurricane Peak Colorado Peakbagger com a b c Hurricane Peak 13 447 CO listsofjohn com Retrieved 2021 07 07 a b c Hurricane Peak Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved 2021 07 10 Frederick Leslie Ransome Whitman Cross 1901 A Report on the Economic Geology of the Silverton Quadrangle Colorado U S Government Printing Office page 184 Henry Gannett Gazetteer of Colorado 1906 US Government Printing Office page 91 Peel M C Finlayson B L McMahon T A 2007 Updated world map of the Koppen Geiger climate classification Hydrol Earth Syst Sci 11 ISSN 1027 5606 External links editWeather forecast Hurricane Peak Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hurricane Peak amp oldid 1163275168, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
