Mount Emma

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Coordinates: 37°58′30″N 107°47′25″W / 37.9748861°N 107.7904150°W / 37.9748861; -107.7904150
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Mount Emma
The top of Mt. Emma can be seen centered
(behind Greenback Mountain)
Highest point
Elevation13,581 ft (4,139 m)[1]
Prominence541 ft (165 m)[1]
Parent peakGilpin Peak (13,700 ft)[2]
Isolation0.82 mi (1.32 km)[2]
Coordinates37°58′30″N 107°47′25″W / 37.9748861°N 107.7904150°W / 37.9748861; -107.7904150[3]
Geography
Mount Emma is located in Colorado
Mount Emma
Mount Emma
Location in Colorado
Mount Emma is located in the United States
Mount Emma
Mount Emma
Mount Emma (the United States)
Location
class 3[2] scrambling

Mount Emma is a 13,581-foot-elevation (4,139-meter) mountain summit located in

U.S. Board on Geographic Names
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Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Emma is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, 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. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the San Miguel River.

Gallery

  • Gilpin Peak (left), Mount Emma (right)
    Gilpin Peak (left), Mount Emma (right)
  • Mt. Emma upper right, Telluride below
    Mt. Emma upper right, Telluride below
  • Mt. Emma to left of Gilpin Peak (viewed from Mt. Sneffels)
    Mt. Emma to left of Gilpin Peak (viewed from Mt. Sneffels)
  • Mount Emma (centered) seen from golf course looking northeast
    Mount Emma (centered) seen from golf course looking northeast

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Mount Emma, Colorado". Peakbagger.com.
  2. ^ a b c d "Emma, Mount - 13,581' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Emma". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  4. ISBN 9780871089977
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  5. ISSN 1027-5606
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External links
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