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Tower_Mountain_(Colorado) Latitude and Longitude:
37°51′26″N 107°37′23″W / 37.8572185°N 107.6231159°W / 37.8572185; -107.6231159
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Tower Mountain
Tower Mountain (left) and Macomber Peak (right̟) rise above Silverton
Highest point
Elevation13,558 ft (4,132 m) [1] [2]
Prominence1,652 ft (504 m) [2]
Parent peak Niagara Peak [3]
Isolation4.88 mi (7.85 km) [2]
Listing
Coordinates 37°51′26″N 107°37′23″W / 37.8572185°N 107.6231159°W / 37.8572185; -107.6231159 [4]
Geography
Tower Mountain is located in Colorado
Tower Mountain
Tower Mountain
Location San Juan County, Colorado, U.S. [4]
Parent range San Juan Mountains [2]
Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map
Howardsville, Colorado [4]
Climbing
Easiest route class 2 hiking [3]

Tower Mountain, elevation 13,558 ft (4,132 m), is a summit located northeast of Silverton, Colorado.

Description

Tower Mountain is located six miles (9.7 km) west of the Continental Divide in the San Juan Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. [2] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Animas River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,750 feet (1,140 meters) above the Animas River in two miles (3.2 km).

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Tower Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, 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.

Southeast aspect of Tower Mountain

See also

References

  1. ^ The elevation of Tower Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.796 m (+5.89 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Tower Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Tower Mountain - 13,545' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Tower Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  5. ^ 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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