Mount Jasper

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Coordinates: 39°59′41″N 105°40′59″W / 39.9946550°N 105.6831568°W / 39.9946550; -105.6831568
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Mount Jasper
Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation12,923 ft (3,939 m)[1][2]
Prominence1,011 ft (308 m)[1]
Parent peakNorth Arapaho Peak (13,508 ft)[1]
Isolation2.80 mi (4.51 km)[1]
Coordinates39°59′41″N 105°40′59″W / 39.9946550°N 105.6831568°W / 39.9946550; -105.6831568[3]
Geography
Mount Jasper is located in Colorado
Mount Jasper
Mount Jasper
Location in Colorado
Mount Jasper is located in the United States
Mount Jasper
Mount Jasper
Mount Jasper (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State
class 2[1]

Mount Jasper is a 12,923-foot (3,939 m) mountain summit on the boundary shared by Boulder County and Grand County, in Colorado, United States.[3]

Description

Mount Jasper is set on the

Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises 2,100 feet (640 m) above Jasper Lake in two miles (3.2 km) and 3,000 feet (914 m) above Cabin Creek in two miles. An ascent of the peak involves hiking seven miles (11 km) with 3,010 feet (917 m) of elevation gain.[5] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 2003 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3] Prior to that, it was called Jasper Peak.[3]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, the mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[6] 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.

Climbing

Established climbing routes on Mt. Jasper:[2]

  • East Ridge –
    class 3
  • Northeast Ridge – class 3
  • Northeast Slope – class 2
  • Snow Lion – class 3
  • Snow Leopard – class 3
  • Gaiteraid – class 2
  • Storm Gulch and South Slope – class 2

Gallery

  • Mt. Jasper, east aspect
    Mt. Jasper, east aspect
  • Mount Jasper viewed from Arapaho Glacier Trail
    Mount Jasper viewed from Arapaho Glacier Trail

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Jasper, Mount - 12,923' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  2. ^
    ISBN 9781555914042
  3. ^ a b c d "Mount Jasper". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Jasper, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  5. ISBN 9780899977126
    , p. 67.
  6. ISSN 1027-5606
    .

External links
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