Mount Tweto

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Coordinates: 39°19′20″N 106°10′10″W / 39.3221550°N 106.1693687°W / 39.3221550; -106.1693687
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Mount Tweto
Northeast aspect centered, view from Mt. Democrat
Highest point
Elevation13,672 ft (4,167 m)[1][2]
Prominence428 ft (130 m)[3]
Parent peakMount Arkansas (13,795 ft)[3]
Isolation0.85 mi (1.37 km)[3]
Coordinates39°19′20″N 106°10′10″W / 39.3221550°N 106.1693687°W / 39.3221550; -106.1693687[4]
Naming
EtymologyOgden Tweto
Geography
Mount Tweto is located in Colorado
Mount Tweto
Mount Tweto
Location in Colorado
Mount Tweto is located in the United States
Mount Tweto
Mount Tweto
Mount Tweto (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State
class 2[3]

Mount Tweto is a 13,672-foot (4,167 m) mountain summit on the boundary shared by Lake County and Park County, in Colorado, United States.

Description

Mount Tweto is set just east of the

Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,400 feet (1,036 m) above the East Fork Arkansas in 2.75 miles (4.43 km) and 2,100 feet (640 m) above Mosquito Creek in 1.5 miles (2.4 km). An ascent of the peak involves hiking seven miles (11 km) with 2,900 feet (884 m) of elevation gain.[1] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1986 by the United States Board on Geographic Names to honor Ogden L. Tweto (1912–1983), U.S. Geological Survey geologist who spent the major part of his career studying the geology of Colorado, in particular the area of this peak.[4][5]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Tweto 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.

See also

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 9780917895395
    , p. 20.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Tweto, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Tweto, Mount - 13,683' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Tweto". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  5. ^ United States Board on Geographic Names, Decisions of the United States Geographic Board, Decision List No. 8601, (1986), p. 2.
  6. ISSN 1027-5606
    .

External links
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