Tenmile Peak
Tenmile Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,938 ft (3,944 m)[1] |
Prominence | 808 ft (246 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Peak 8 (13,005 ft)[1] |
Isolation | 4.49 mi (7.23 km)[1] |
Coordinates | 39°32′09″N 106°07′16″W / 39.5359624°N 106.1210577°W[2] |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | class 2[1] |
Tenmile Peak is a 12,938-foot (3,944 m) mountain summit in Summit County, Colorado, United States.
Description
Tenmile Peak is set 15 miles (24 km) west of the
Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,340 feet (1,018 m) above Tenmile Creek in one mile (1.6 km). The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names,[2] and has been recorded in publications since at least 1906.[4]
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Tenmile Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with 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.
Gallery
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Southeast aspect viewed from Breckenridge
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Tenmile Peak (left of center) and Peak One
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Tenmile Peak (center) and Peak One (right of center) centered beyond Dillon Reservoir
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Tenmile Peak - 12,938' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ a b "Tenmile Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ a b "Tenmile Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ Henry Gannett, United States Geological Survey (1906), A Gazetteer of Colorado, US Government Printing Office, p. 167.
- ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
- Tenmile Peak: weather forecast
- National Geodetic Survey Data Sheet