Tenmile Peak

Tenmile Peak is a 12,938-foot (3,944 m) mountain summit in Summit County, Colorado, United States.

Tenmile Peak
North-northeast aspect of Tenmile Peak and Peak 1
Highest point
Elevation12,938 ft (3,944 m)[1]
Prominence808 ft (246 m)[1]
Parent peakPeak 8 (13,005 ft)[1]
Isolation4.49 mi (7.23 km)[1]
Coordinates39°32′09″N 106°07′16″W[2]
Geography
Tenmile Peak is located in Colorado
Tenmile Peak
Tenmile Peak
Location in Colorado
Tenmile Peak is located in the United States
Tenmile Peak
Tenmile Peak
Tenmile Peak (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountySummit County
Parent rangeRocky Mountains
Tenmile Range[3]
Topo mapUSGS Frisco
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking class 2[1]

Description

Tenmile Peak is set 15 miles (24 km) west of the Continental Divide in the Tenmile Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.[3] The mountain is located three miles (4.8 km) southwest of the community of Frisco and is set on land managed by Arapaho National Forest. The Continental Divide Trail traverses the east slope of the peak and Interstate 70 runs along the western base of the peak. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains into Tenmile Creek and the east slope drains to Miners Creek, which both empty into Dillon Reservoir. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,340 feet (1,018 m) above Tenmile Creek in one mile (1.6 km). The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names,[2] and has been recorded in publications since at least 1906.[4]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Tenmile Peak 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.

  • Southeast aspect viewed from Breckenridge
    Southeast aspect viewed from Breckenridge
  • Tenmile Peak (left of center) and Peak One
    Tenmile Peak (left of center) and Peak One
  • Tenmile Peak (center) and Peak One (right of center) centered beyond Dillon Reservoir
    Tenmile Peak (center) and Peak One (right of center) centered beyond Dillon Reservoir

See also

References
  1. "Tenmile Peak - 12,938' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  2. "Tenmile Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  3. "Tenmile Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  4. Henry Gannett, United States Geological Survey (1906), A Gazetteer of Colorado, US Government Printing Office, p. 167.
  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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