Gilpin Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,700 ft (4,176 m) [1] [2] |
Prominence | 720 ft (219 m) [2] |
Parent peak | Mount Sneffels [2] |
Isolation | 1.20 mi (1.93 km) [2] |
Coordinates | 37°59′12″N 107°47′35″W / 37.9866601°N 107.7931174°W [3] |
Naming | |
Etymology | William Gilpin |
Geography | |
Location | Ouray and San Miguel counties, Colorado, United States [3] |
Parent range |
San Juan Mountains, Sneffels Range [2] |
Topo map |
USGS 7.5' topographic map Grays Peak, Colorado [3] |
Gilpin Peak is a high mountain summit in the Sneffels Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,700-foot (4,176 m) thirteener is located in the Mount Sneffels Wilderness of Uncompahgre National Forest, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-northeast ( bearing 23°) of the Town of Telluride, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide between Ouray County and San Miguel County. [1] [2] [3] Gilpin Peak was named in honor of William Gilpin, the first Governor of the Territory of Colorado. [4]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Gilpin Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, 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. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the San Miguel and the Uncompahgre Rivers.
Gilpin Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,700 ft (4,176 m) [1] [2] |
Prominence | 720 ft (219 m) [2] |
Parent peak | Mount Sneffels [2] |
Isolation | 1.20 mi (1.93 km) [2] |
Coordinates | 37°59′12″N 107°47′35″W / 37.9866601°N 107.7931174°W [3] |
Naming | |
Etymology | William Gilpin |
Geography | |
Location | Ouray and San Miguel counties, Colorado, United States [3] |
Parent range |
San Juan Mountains, Sneffels Range [2] |
Topo map |
USGS 7.5' topographic map Grays Peak, Colorado [3] |
Gilpin Peak is a high mountain summit in the Sneffels Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,700-foot (4,176 m) thirteener is located in the Mount Sneffels Wilderness of Uncompahgre National Forest, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-northeast ( bearing 23°) of the Town of Telluride, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide between Ouray County and San Miguel County. [1] [2] [3] Gilpin Peak was named in honor of William Gilpin, the first Governor of the Territory of Colorado. [4]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Gilpin Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, 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. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the San Miguel and the Uncompahgre Rivers.