Hunts Peak
| Hunts Peak | |
|---|---|
 Northwest aspect, from Highway 285 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,071 ft (3,984 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 871 ft (265 m)[3] |
| Parent peak | Bushnell Peak(13,110 ft)[2][4] |
| Isolation | 4.21 mi (6.78 km)[3] |
| Coordinates | 38°22′59″N105°56′44″W/ 38.3831653°N 105.9456659°W[5] |
| Geography | |
  Hunts Peak Location in Colorado  Hunts Peak Hunts Peak (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Fremont County/Saguache County |
| Protected area | Sangre de Cristo Wilderness |
| Parent range | Rocky Mountains Sangre de Cristo Range |
| Topo map | USGSWellsville |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Fault block |
| Type of rock | Metamorphic rock[6] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | class 2hiking[4] |
Hunts Peakis a 13,071-foot (3,984 m) mountainsummiton the boundary shared byFremont CountyandSaguache County,inColorado,United States.
Description
[edit]Hunts Peak is set 17 miles (27 km) east of theContinental Dividein theSangre de Cristo Rangewhich is a subrange of theRocky Mountains.It is the second-highest summit in Fremont County and can be seen fromHighway 285nearPoncha Pass.[2]The conspicuous mountain is located 11 miles (18 km) south of the community ofSalidain theSangre de Cristo Wilderness,on land managed bySan Isabel National ForestandRio Grande National Forest.Precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains toSan Luis Creekand the east slope drains to theArkansas River.Topographic reliefis significant as the summit rises 1,726 feet (526 m) above Hunts Lake in 0.57 mile (0.92 km). The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1906 by theUnited States Board on Geographic Names,[5]and has been reported in publications since at least 1892,[7]if not earlier.[6][8]Alexander Cameron Hunt(1825–1894) was the fourthgovernorof theTerritory of Colorado(1867–1869) who would later own land in the adjacentSan Luis Valley.[9]
Climate
[edit]According to theKöppen climate classificationsystem, Hunts Peak is located in an alpinesubarctic climatezone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[10]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
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References
[edit]- ^Robert M. Ormes (1992),Guide to the Colorado Mountains,Johnson Books,ISBN9781555661946,p. 186.
- ^abc"Hunts Peak, Peakvisor".RetrievedApril 16,2023.
- ^ab"Hunts Peak, Colorado".Peakbagger.RetrievedApril 16,2023.
- ^ab"Hunts Peak – 13,061' CO".listsofjohn.RetrievedApril 16,2023.
- ^ab"Hunts Peak".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.RetrievedApril 16,2023.
- ^abFerdinand V. Hayden(1877),Annual Report of Progress of the Exploration for the Year 1875 Embracing Colorado, Parts of Adjacent Territories,U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 208.
- ^Bulletin of the United States Geological SurveyNo. 84, US Government Printing Office, (1892), p. 313.
- ^Frank Fossett (1880),Colorado, Its Gold and Silver Mines,p. 16.
- ^Virginia McConnell Simmons (1999),The San Luis Valley,Second Edition, University Press of Colorado,ISBN9780870815300
- ^Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification".Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.11.ISSN1027-5606.
External links
[edit]- Hunts Peak:weather forecast
