Jupiter Mountain
Northwest aspect, from Chicago Basin
Highest point
Elevation	13,836 ft (4,217 m) [1] [2]
Prominence	350 ft (107 m) [2]
Parent peak	Windom Peak [2]
Isolation	0.60 mi (0.97 km) [2]
Coordinates	37°36′45″N 107°35′31″W / 37.6124995°N 107.5920043°W / 37.6124995; -107.5920043 [3]
Geography
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Location	La Plata County, Colorado, U.S. [3]
Parent range	San Juan Mountains, Needle Mountains [2]
Topo map	USGS 7.5' topographic map Columbine Pass, Colorado [3]

Jupiter Mountain is a high mountain summit in the Needle Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,836-foot (4,217 m) thirteener is located in the Weminuche Wilderness of San Juan National Forest, 27.7 miles (44.6 km) northeast by north ( bearing 33°) of the City of Durango in La Plata County, Colorado, United States. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Climate

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

Historical names

• Jupiter Mountain – 1972 ^[3]
• Jupiter Peak

See also

• List of Colorado mountain ranges
• List of Colorado mountain summits
  • List of Colorado fourteeners
  • List of Colorado 4000 meter prominent summits
  • List of the most prominent summits of Colorado
• List of Colorado county high points

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