Ice Mountain (Colorado)
Ice Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,958 ft (4,254 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 1,011 ft (308 m)[2] |
Parent peak | Huron Peak[2] |
Isolation | 2.11 mi (3.40 km)[2] |
Coordinates | 38°54′52″N 106°26′14″W / 38.9144382°N 106.4372486°W[3] |
Geography | |
Location | Chaffee and Gunnison counties, Colorado, United States[3] |
Parent range | Sawatch Range, Collegiate Peaks[2] |
Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Winfield, Colorado[3] |
Ice Mountain is a
bearing 290°) of the Town of Buena Vista, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide separating San Isabel National Forest and Chaffee County from White River National Forest and Pitkin County.[1][2][3]
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Ice 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
- List of Colorado mountain ranges
- List of Colorado mountain summits
- List of Colorado county high points
References
- ^ NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c d e f "Ice Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Ice Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ISSN 1027-5606.