Whitehouse Mountain

Whitehouse Mountain is a 13,492-foot-elevation (4,112-meter) mountain summit located in Ouray County of southwest Colorado, United States.[4][5] It is situated four miles west of the community of Ouray, on land managed by Uncompahgre National Forest. It is part of the Sneffels Range which is a subset of the San Juan Mountains, which in turn is part of the Rocky Mountains. It is west of the Continental Divide, 2.2 miles north of Potosi Peak, and 3.2 miles east-northeast of Mount Sneffels. Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises 5,680 feet (1,730 meters) above the town of Ouray in approximately four miles. The mountain's name, which has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, was in use before 1906 when Henry Gannett published it in the Gazetteer of Colorado.[6]

Whitehouse Mountain
North aspect (center) from Highway 550
Highest point
Elevation13,492 ft (4,112 m)[1][2]
Prominence572 ft (174 m)[2]
Parent peakTeakettle Mountain (13,825 ft)[3]
Isolation1.88 mi (3.03 km)[3]
Coordinates38°01′13″N 107°44′17″W[4]
Geography
Whitehouse Mountain is located in Colorado
Whitehouse Mountain
Whitehouse Mountain
Location in Colorado
Whitehouse Mountain is located in the United States
Whitehouse Mountain
Whitehouse Mountain
Whitehouse Mountain (the United States)
LocationOuray County
Colorado, US
Parent rangeRocky Mountains
San Juan Mountains
Sneffels Range[2]
Topo mapUSGS Ouray
Geology
Type of rockExtrusive rock
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2 hiking[3]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Whitehouse Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[7] 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 Uncompahgre River.

Whitehouse Mountain centered, from NW. (Mt. Ridgway on the right)

See also
  • Mountains of Ouray County, Colorado

References
South aspect of Whitehouse Mountain centered in the distance, view from Imogene Pass. Teakettle Mountain, Potosi Peak, and United States Mountain on left.
  1. Robert M. Ormes, 1997, Guide to the Colorado Mountains, Bower House, ISBN 9781555661946, page 245.
  2. "Whitehouse Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com.
  3. "Whitehouse Mountain - 13,492' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  4. "Whitehouse Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  5. Daniel J. Hopkins, Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1997, Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Volume 10, page 1304.
  6. Henry Gannett, Gazetteer of Colorado, 1906, US Government Printing Office, page 180.
  7. 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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