Wasatch Mountain (Colorado)
Wasatch Mountain is a 13,555-foot (4,132 m) mountain in the San Miguel Mountains in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States.[4]
| Wasatch Mountain | |
|---|---|
West aspect, from slopes of Telluride Ski Resort, December 2005 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,555 ft (4,132 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 475 ft (145 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Lookout Peak (13,661 ft)[3] |
| Isolation | 2.10 mi (3.38 km)[3] |
| Coordinates | 37°53′24″N 107°47′45″W / 37.8900056°N 107.7958859°W[4] |
| Geography | |
Wasatch Mountain Location in Colorado Wasatch Mountain Wasatch Mountain (the United States) | |
| Location | San Miguel County, Colorado, United States |
| Parent range | Rocky Mountains San Juan Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Telluride |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | class 2[3] |
Description edit
The mountain is situated 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-southeast of the town of Telluride, on land managed by Uncompahgre National Forest. It is part of the San Juan Mountains, which are a subset of the Rocky Mountains, and ranks as the 214th-highest peak in Colorado.[3] It is west of the Continental Divide, and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Telluride Ski Resort, from which it is a prominent landmark. Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises 4,750 feet (1,450 m) above the San Miguel River valley in three miles. 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.[4][5]
Climate edit
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Wasatch Mountain 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 San Miguel River.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Wasatch Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ Randy Jacobs, Robert M. Ormes, Guide to the Colorado Mountains, 2000, Bower House, ISBN 9780967146607, page 276.
- ^ a b c d "Wasatch Mountain - 13,555' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wasatch Mountain
- ^ Henry Gannett, Gazetteer of Colorado, 1906, US Government Printing Office, page 176.
- ^ 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.
External links edit
- Weather forecast: Wasatch Mountain