Paiute Peak

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Coordinates: 40°05′51″N 105°37′56″W / 40.0974922°N 105.6321053°W / 40.0974922; -105.6321053
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Paiute Peak
Southeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation13,088 ft (3,989 m)[1][2]
Prominence452 ft (138 m)[3]
Parent peakMount Audubon (13,229 ft)[3]
Isolation0.86 mi (1.38 km)[3]
Coordinates40°05′51″N 105°37′56″W / 40.0974922°N 105.6321053°W / 40.0974922; -105.6321053[4]
Naming
EtymologyPaiute
Geography
Paiute Peak is located in Colorado
Paiute Peak
Paiute Peak
Location in Colorado
Paiute Peak is located in the United States
Paiute Peak
Paiute Peak
Paiute Peak (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State
class 2[2]

Paiute Peak is a 13,088-foot (3,989 m) mountain summit on the boundary shared by Boulder County and Grand County, in Colorado, United States.[4]

Description

Paiute Peak is set on the

Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,800 feet (549 m) above Blue Lake in 0.75 mile and 2,200 feet (671 m) above Pawnee Lake in one mile (1.6 km). An ascent of the peak involves hiking nine miles (14 km) (round trip) with 2,564 feet (782 m) of elevation gain.[7] The mountain was named by Ellsworth Bethel and the toponym was officially adopted on October 7, 1914, by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[4]

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.[8] 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 Paiute Peak:[2]

  • Southeast face –
    class 2
  • East ridge – class 3

See also

References

  1. ISBN 9781555661946
    , p. 62.
  2. ^
    ISBN 9781555914042
    , p. 41.
  3. ^ a b c d "Paiute Peak - 13,094' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Paiute Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Paiute Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Geologic map of the Estes Park 30' x 60' quadrangle, north-central Colorado, W.A. Braddock, U.S. Geological Survey, 1984.
  7. ISBN 9781937052836
  8. ISSN 1027-5606
    .

External links
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