According to the Köppen climate classification system, Snowdon Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, 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 River.
Geology
Snowdon Peak is part of the Uncompahgre Formation, which is a sequence of quartzite and black phyllite some 8,200 feet (2,500 meters) in thickness.[7] The formation dates to the Statherian period and is interpreted as metamorphosed marine and fluvial sandstone, mudstone, and shale. The formation overlies plutons with an age of 1,707 million years.
Gallery
12,628' (left) and Snowdon Peak (right)
Snowdon Peak from US Route 550
Snowdon Peak from Highway 550
Snowdon Peak from Molas Pass
Snowdon Peak illuminated by moonlight
Snowden Peak to left. West aspect, from near Coal Bank Pass
^Robert F. Rosebrough, The San Juan Mountains: A Climbing & Hiking Guide, Cordillera Press, 1986, page 114.
^John Peel, Paul Pixler, Hiking Trails of Southwestern Colorado, 5th Ed., 2020, West Margin Press, ISBN9781513262987, page 157.
^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.
^Rob Blair, Tom Ann Casey, William H. Romme, The Western San Juan Mountains: Their Geology, Ecology, and Human History, 1996, University Press of Colorado, ISBN9780870813788, page 350.
External links
Weather forecast: Snowdon Peak
January 31, 2023
snowdon, peak, foot, elevation, meter, mountain, summit, located, juan, county, colorado, united, states, situated, seven, miles, south, community, silverton, weminuche, wilderness, land, managed, juan, national, forest, part, juan, mountains, range, which, su. Snowdon Peak is a 13 077 foot elevation 3 986 meter mountain summit located in San Juan County Colorado United States 3 It is situated seven miles south of the community of Silverton in the Weminuche Wilderness on land managed by San Juan National Forest It is part of the San Juan Mountains range which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains of North America and is set nine miles west of the Continental Divide Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises 4 300 feet 1 300 meters above the Animas River in approximately 1 5 mile Neighbors include Mount Garfield three miles to the east southeast and Twilight Peak which is the nearest higher peak 3 7 miles to the south southwest This mountain can be seen from U S Route 550 The mountain is named after Snowdon the highest mountain in Wales 5 Snowdon PeakNorthwest aspectHighest pointElevation13 077 ft 3 986 m 1 Prominence1 317 ft 401 m 1 Parent peakTwilight Peak 13 163 ft 2 Isolation3 75 mi 6 04 km 2 Coordinates37 42 28 N 107 41 20 W 37 7078884 N 107 6888976 W 37 7078884 107 6888976 Coordinates 37 42 28 N 107 41 20 W 37 7078884 N 107 6888976 W 37 7078884 107 6888976 3 NamingEtymologySnowdonGeographySnowdon PeakLocation in ColoradoShow map of ColoradoSnowdon PeakSnowdon Peak the United States Show map of the United StatesLocationSan Juan County Colorado USParent rangeRocky MountainsSan Juan MountainsNeedle Mountains 1 Topo mapUSGS Snowdon PeakGeologyAge of rockStatherianType of rockQuartziteClimbingEasiest routeclass 2 scramble 2 NE ridge 4 Contents 1 Climate 2 Geology 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksClimate EditAccording to the Koppen climate classification system Snowdon Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long 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 River Geology EditSnowdon Peak is part of the Uncompahgre Formation which is a sequence of quartzite and black phyllite some 8 200 feet 2 500 meters in thickness 7 The formation dates to the Statherian period and is interpreted as metamorphosed marine and fluvial sandstone mudstone and shale The formation overlies plutons with an age of 1 707 million years Gallery Edit 12 628 left and Snowdon Peak right Snowdon Peak from US Route 550 Snowdon Peak from Highway 550 Snowdon Peak from Molas Pass Snowdon Peak illuminated by moonlight Snowden Peak to left West aspect from near Coal Bank Pass Snowdon Peak to the right See also Edit Mountains portal Colorado portalMountains of San Juan County ColoradoReferences Edit a b c Snowdon Peak Colorado Peakbagger com a b c Snowdon Peak 13 077 CO listsofjohn com Retrieved 2021 06 27 a b Snowdon Peak Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved 2021 06 27 Robert F Rosebrough The San Juan Mountains A Climbing amp Hiking Guide Cordillera Press 1986 page 114 John Peel Paul Pixler Hiking Trails of Southwestern Colorado 5th Ed 2020 West Margin Press ISBN 9781513262987 page 157 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 Rob Blair Tom Ann Casey William H Romme The Western San Juan Mountains Their Geology Ecology and Human History 1996 University Press of Colorado ISBN 9780870813788 page 350 External links EditWeather forecast Snowdon Peak Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Snowdon Peak amp oldid 1133805081, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
