Chimney Rock (Colorado)

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Coordinates: 38°08′48″N 107°34′14″W / 38.1466593°N 107.5706149°W / 38.1466593; -107.5706149
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Not to be confused with Chimney Rock National Monument.
Chimney Rock
South aspect
Highest point
Elevation11,781 ft (3,591 m)[1][2]
Prominence381 ft (116 m)[1]
Parent peakCourthouse Mountain (12,152 ft)[3]
Isolation0.82 mi (1.32 km)[3]
Coordinates38°08′48″N 107°34′14″W / 38.1466593°N 107.5706149°W / 38.1466593; -107.5706149[4]
Naming
EtymologyChimney
Geography
Chimney Rock is located in Colorado
Chimney Rock
Chimney Rock
Location in Colorado
Chimney Rock is located in the United States
Chimney Rock
Chimney Rock
Chimney Rock (the United States)
Location
class 5.6 climbing[3]
South face

Chimney Rock is an 11,781-foot-elevation (3,591-meter) pillar located on the shared boundary of

Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises 1,600 feet (490 meters) above West Fork Cimarron River in one-half mile. Chimney Rock can be seen from Highway 550 near Ridgway. This feature's name was officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names in 1966, prior to that it was known as Chimney Peak.[4] The first ascent was made in 1934 by Melvin Griffiths and Robert Ormes via the 400-foot south face, which is the only established climbing route.[6]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Chimney Rock is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with 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 east side of the mountain drains into tributaries of the Cimarron River, and from the west side into Uncompahgre River via Cow Creek.

Films

Chimney Rock appeared in Rooster Cogburn's climactic shootout of the 1969 western motion picture, True Grit, starring John Wayne.[8] It is also seen in the 1962 epic, How the West Was Won, as Gregory Peck tries to tow a covered wagon stuck in the mud.[9]

Gallery

  • Chimney Rock from the north, with Courthouse Mountain behind
    Chimney Rock from the north, with Courthouse Mountain behind
  • Chimney Rock (left), Courthouse Mountain (right). West aspect.
    Chimney Rock (left), Courthouse Mountain (right). West aspect.
  • Chimney Rock seen from Courthouse Trail
    Chimney Rock seen from Courthouse Trail

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Chimney Rock, Colorado". Peakbagger.com.
  2. ^ a b Lee Gregory, Colorado Scenic Guide: Southern Region, Third Edition, 1996, Johnson Books, page 108.
  3. ^ a b c "Chimney Rock - 11,781' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  4. ^ a b c "Chimney Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  5. ISBN 9780871089670
  6. ISBN 9781555661946
    , page 240.]
  7. ISSN 1027-5606
    .
  8. ISBN 9781476641270
    , page 215.
  9. ISBN 9781476642239
    , page 166.

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