Clinton Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,864 ft (4,226 m) [1] [2] |
Prominence | 517 ft (158 m) [3] |
Isolation | 2.03 mi (3.27 km) [3] |
Coordinates | 39°22′06″N 106°08′56″W / 39.3682033°N 106.1488478°W [1] |
Geography | |
Location |
Continental Divide between Lake and Park counties, Colorado, United States [4] |
Parent range | Mosquito Range [3] |
Topo map |
USGS 7.5' topographic map Climax, Colorado [1] |
Clinton Peak is a high mountain summit in the Mosquito Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,864-foot (4,226 m) thirteener is located 2.1 miles (3.3 km) east ( bearing 86°) of Fremont Pass, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide separating San Isabel National Forest and Lake County from Pike National Forest and Park County. [1] [2] [3] [4]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, the mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. [5] 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.
Clinton Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,864 ft (4,226 m) [1] [2] |
Prominence | 517 ft (158 m) [3] |
Isolation | 2.03 mi (3.27 km) [3] |
Coordinates | 39°22′06″N 106°08′56″W / 39.3682033°N 106.1488478°W [1] |
Geography | |
Location |
Continental Divide between Lake and Park counties, Colorado, United States [4] |
Parent range | Mosquito Range [3] |
Topo map |
USGS 7.5' topographic map Climax, Colorado [1] |
Clinton Peak is a high mountain summit in the Mosquito Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,864-foot (4,226 m) thirteener is located 2.1 miles (3.3 km) east ( bearing 86°) of Fremont Pass, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide separating San Isabel National Forest and Lake County from Pike National Forest and Park County. [1] [2] [3] [4]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, the mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. [5] 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.