Sultan_Mountain References

Sultan Mountain
Sultan Mountain
	Sultan Mountain viewed from downtown Silverton
Highest point
Elevation	13,373 ft (4,076 m)
Prominence	1,868 ft (569 m)
Isolation	4.59 mi (7.39 km)
Listing	North America highest peaks 100th; US highest major peaks 83rd; Colorado highest major peak 43rd;
Coordinates	37°47′09″N 107°42′14″W / 37.7858299°N 107.703951°W
Geography
	Sultan Mountain Colorado
Location	San Juan County, Colorado, U.S.
Parent range	San Juan Mountains
Topo map	USGS 7.5' topographic map; Silverton, Colorado

Sultan Mountain, elevation 13,373 ft (4,076 m), is a peak of the San Juan Mountains range in San Juan County, southwestern Colorado.

It is located southwest of the town of Silverton.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, the mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.^[4] 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.

References

^ The elevation of Sultan Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.649 m (+5.41 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Sultan Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sultan Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.

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[NAVD88-1] The elevation of Sultan Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.649 m (+5.41 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.

[PB-2] "Sultan Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.

[GNIS-3] "Sultan Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 22, 2014.

[Peel-4] Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.

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