Mount Sherman

Coordinates: 39°13′30″N 106°10′11″W / 39.2249903°N 106.1697431°W / 39.2249903; -106.1697431
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This article is about the mountain. For the community in Kentucky, see Mount Sherman, Kentucky.
Mount Sherman
Colorado Fourteener 45th
Coordinates39°13′30″N 106°10′11″W / 39.2249903°N 106.1697431°W / 39.2249903; -106.1697431[3]
Geography
Mount Sherman is located in Colorado
Mount Sherman
Mount Sherman
Location
class 2[4]

Mount Sherman is a

bearing 103°) of the City of Leadville, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating Lake County from Park County.[1][2][3] The mountain was named in honor of General William Tecumseh Sherman.[5]

Mountain

Mount Sherman is one of the most nondescript of the fourteeners, and one of the easiest to climb;[6] it is recommended as a beginner fourteener. It is also the only fourteener that has had a successful aircraft landing on its summit.[7]

Climate

Climate data for Mount Sherman 39.2284 N, 106.1687 W, Elevation: 13,780 ft (4,200 m) (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 19.1
(−7.2) 		18.0
(−7.8) 		24.4
(−4.2) 		31.2
(−0.4) 		39.8
(4.3) 		50.8
(10.4) 		56.8
(13.8) 		54.5
(12.5) 		48.4
(9.1) 		37.4
(3.0) 		25.7
(−3.5) 		19.4
(−7.0) 		35.5
(1.9)
Daily mean °F (°C) 8.4
(−13.1) 		7.3
(−13.7) 		12.7
(−10.7) 		18.6
(−7.4) 		27.4
(−2.6) 		37.4
(3.0) 		43.6
(6.4) 		41.9
(5.5) 		35.6
(2.0) 		25.5
(−3.6) 		15.5
(−9.2) 		8.9
(−12.8) 		23.6
(−4.7)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) −2.3
(−19.1) 		−3.4
(−19.7) 		0.9
(−17.3) 		5.9
(−14.5) 		15.0
(−9.4) 		23.9
(−4.5) 		30.3
(−0.9) 		29.3
(−1.5) 		22.8
(−5.1) 		13.6
(−10.2) 		5.2
(−14.9) 		−1.6
(−18.7) 		11.6
(−11.3)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.16
(80) 		3.11
(79) 		3.55
(90) 		4.20
(107) 		2.95
(75) 		1.56
(40) 		2.93
(74) 		3.21
(82) 		2.42
(61) 		2.39
(61) 		2.92
(74) 		2.95
(75) 		35.35
(898)
Source: PRISM Climate Group[8]

Sherman Mine

The Sherman mine, located in upper Iowa Gulch at and above 12,200 ft. on the west flank of Mt. Sherman, produced over 10 million ounces of silver, mostly between 1968 and 1982, with a value of over $300 million at 2010 prices. The Sherman silver-lead-zinc deposit is hosted in

cavern system that developed in these carbonate rocks in Late Mississippian time.[9] Pb-Zn-Ag mineralization was emplaced into the old cave system at about 272 ± 18 Ma, during the Early Permian period.[10]

Secondary ore minerals from the Sherman mine are popular with

mineral collectors.[11]
The prominent ruins of the historic buildings and structures of the Hilltop Mine (above the more recent Sherman mine workings) are often visited and photographed by hikers and mountaineers.

Cerussite-Rosasite-Azurite-Smithsonite-Mimetite (etc.), classic secondary ore mineral specimen from the Sherman Mine. Size: 15.1 x 10.6 x 9.8 cm. Click on image for more photos of this specimen.
Fairplay
. Photo taken in May 2009, courtesy of David Herrera.

See also

References

  1. ^
    NGVD 29 to NAVD 88
    .
  2. ^ a b c d e "Mount Sherman, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "Mount Sherman". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  4. ^ "Mt. Sherman Routes". 14ers.com.
  5. ISBN 978-0-89997-713-3
    .
  6. ^ "Easiest 14er Routes". 14ers.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  7. ISBN 0-9628867-1-8
  8. ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 10, 2023. To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.
  9. ^ R. Mark Maslyn, Mineralized Late-Mississippian Paleokarst Features and Paleogeography in the Leadville, Colorado Area. 1996, National Speleological Society Convention Guidebook. Full text
  10. doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.95.7.1489. Abstract
  11. ^ Sherman mine data and photos at Mindat.org

External links

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