Chicago Peak
{{Short description|Mountain in the state of Colorado}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Chicago Peak
| photo = Chicago Peak, Colorado.jpg
| photo_caption = South-southwest aspect
| elevation_ft = 13385
| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger|19634|Chicago Peak, Colorado}}Randy Jacobs, Robert M. Ormes, Guide to the Colorado Mountains, 2000, Bower House, {{ISBN|9780967146607}}, page 276.
| prominence_ft = 345
| isolation_mi = 1.56
| isolation_ref = {{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/407|title=Chicago Peak - 13,385' CO|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=2021-07-11}}
| parent_peak = T 5 (13,436 ft)
| etymology =
| location = Ouray County / San Miguel County
Colorado, US
| range = Rocky Mountains
San Juan Mountains
Sneffels Range
| map = Colorado#USA
| map_caption = Location in Colorado
| label_position = top
| coordinates = {{coord|37.9427661|N|107.7441744|W|type:mountain_region:US-CO_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| topo = USGS Ironton
| rock =
| age =
| type =
| easiest_route = {{YDS|2}} via Imogene PassDon Scarmuzzi, 2005, Telluride Trails, Pruett Publishing Company, {{ISBN|9780871089380}}, page 54.
}}
Chicago Peak is a {{convert|13,385|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} mountain summit located on the shared boundary of San Miguel County with Ouray County in southwest Colorado, United States.{{cite gnis|id=187213| name=Chicago Peak| accessdate = 2021-07-11}} It is situated {{convert|4|mi|spell=in}} east of the community of Telluride, on land managed by Uncompahgre National Forest. It is part of the Sneffels Range which is a subset of the San Juan Mountains, which in turn are part of the Rocky Mountains. It is set above the ghost town of Tomboy, {{convert|1|mi|spell=in}} south of United States Mountain, and one mile northwest of Imogene Pass. Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises {{convert|2,000|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above Imogene Basin in approximately one mile, and the west aspect rises 2,000 feet above Savage Basin in less than one mile. Mining activity in the immediate area produced significant amounts of gold and silver.[http://www.mindat.org/loc-8702.html Camp Bird Mine, Ouray, Sneffels District (Mount Sneffels District), Ouray Co., Colorado, USA]
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Chicago Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 | issn = 1027-5606}} 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. Precipitation runoff from the west side of the mountain drains into tributaries of the San Miguel River, and from the east side into tributaries of the Uncompahgre River.
Gallery
File:Chicago Peak and United States Mountain.jpg|Chicago Peak (left) and United States Mountain (right) viewed from the east.
File:Chicago Peak, Imogene Pass area.jpg|Chicago Peak, southeast aspect seen from Imogene Pass
File:Chicago Peak, Telluride.jpg|Chicago Peak centered at top of frame with Telluride set below
See also
{{portal|Mountains|Colorado}}
- {{C|Mountains of Ouray County, Colorado}}
- {{C|Mountains of San Miguel County, Colorado}}
References
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External links
- Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5416871/United%20States/Colorado/Ouray/Chicago%20Peak Chicago Peak]
{{Mountains of Colorado}}
Category:Mountains of Ouray County, Colorado
Category:Mountains of San Miguel County, Colorado
Category:San Juan Mountains (Colorado)