Gilpin Peak

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]

Gilpin Peak seen from summit of Mt. Sneffels
Gilpin Peak
Gilpin Peak and Wright Lake
Highest point
Elevation13,700 ft (4,176 m)[1][2]
Prominence720 ft (219 m)[2]
Parent peakMount Sneffels[2]
Isolation1.20 mi (1.93 km)[2]
Coordinates37°59′12″N 107°47′35″W[3]
Naming
EtymologyWilliam Gilpin
Geography
Gilpin Peak is located in Colorado
Gilpin Peak
Gilpin Peak
LocationOuray and San Miguel counties, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent rangeSan Juan Mountains,
Sneffels Range[2]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Grays Peak, Colorado[3]

Climate

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.

Mt. Emma (left) and Gilpin Peak (right)

See also
Gilpin Peak, NNE aspect

References
  1. The elevation of Gilpin Peak includes an adjustment of +1.859 m (+6.10 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. "Gilpin Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. "Gilpin Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  4. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 138.
  5. 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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