Fletcher Mountain

Fletcher Mountain is a high mountain summit in the Tenmile Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,958-foot (4,254 m) thirteener is located in Arapaho National Forest, 8.1 miles (13.0 km) southwest by south (bearing 215°) of the Town of Breckenridge in Summit County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3]

Fletcher Mountain
Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation13,958 ft (4,254 m)[1][2]
Prominence611 ft (186 m)[2]
Parent peakQuandary Peak[2]
Isolation1.27 mi (2.04 km)[2]
Coordinates39°24′12″N 106°07′44″W[3]
Geography
Fletcher Mountain is located in Colorado
Fletcher Mountain
Fletcher Mountain
LocationSummit County, Colorado, U.S.[3]
Parent rangeMosquito Range, Tenmile Range[2]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Copper Mountain, Colorado[3]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Fletcher Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[4] 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.

See also

References
  1. The elevation of Fletcher Mountain includes an adjustment of +2.037 m (+6.68 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. "Fletcher Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. "Fletcher Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  4. 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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