Lookout Peak (Colorado)
| Lookout Peak | |
|---|---|
 South aspect from Ophir Pass | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,661 ft (4,164 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 821 ft (250 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Ulysses S Grant Peak (13,767 ft)[3] |
| Isolation | 3.0 mi (4.8 km)[3] |
| Coordinates | 37°51′44″N 107°46′49″W / 37.8622452°N 107.7801800°W[4] |
| Geography | |
  Lookout Peak Location in Colorado  Lookout Peak Lookout Peak (the United States) | |
| Location | class 3[3] |
Lookout Peak is a 13,661-foot-elevation (4,164-meter) mountain summit located on the shared boundary of
topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises 3,000 feet (910 meters) in approximately one mile. Neighbors include Silver Mountain three miles to the west-northwest, Wasatch Mountain two miles north-northwest, and Golden Horn five miles south-southwest. The mountain's name, which has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names,[4] was in use in 1899 when Henry Gannett published it in A Dictionary of Altitudes in the United States,[5] and in 1906 when he published it in A Gazetteer of Colorado.[6]
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Lookout Peak 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 west into tributaries of the San Miguel River, and east to the Animas River via Mineral Creek.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Lookout Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com.
- ISBN 9780917895395, page 164.
- ^ a b c d "Lookout Peak - 13,661' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- ^ a b c "Lookout Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- ^ Henry Gannett, A Dictionary of Altitudes in the United States, 1899, US Government Printing Office, page 91.
- ^ Henry Gannett, Gazetteer of Colorado, 1906, US Government Printing Office, page 107.
- ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
- Weather forecast: Lookout Peak
- Lookout Peak: Mountain-forecast.com
