Clinton Peak
{{Short description|Mountain in the state of Colorado}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Clinton Peak
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| photo = Clinton Peak from Climax Mine, Colorado.jpg
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| photo_caption = West aspect
| elevation_ft = 13864
| elevation_ref = {{cite ngs|pid=KL0631|name=CLINTON ET|accessdate=October 19, 2014}}The elevation of Clinton Peak includes an adjustment of +2.075 m (+6.81 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
| prominence_ft = 517
| prominence_ref = {{cite peakbagger|pid=5790|title=Clinton Peak, Colorado|access-date=October 19, 2014}}
| isolation_mi = 2.03
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| range = Mosquito Range
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| location = Continental Divide between
Lake and Park counties,
Colorado, United States{{cite gnis|id=179905|name=Clinton Peak|access-date=October 29, 2014}}
| map = Colorado
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| map_caption = Colorado
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| coordinates = {{coord|39.3682033|N|106.1488478|W|type:mountain_region:US-CO_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| topo = USGS 7.5' topographic map
Climax, Colorado
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Clinton Peak is a high mountain summit in the Mosquito Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America, named after former U.S. president Bill Clinton. The {{convert|13864|ft|0|adj=on}} thirteener is located {{convert|3.3|km|order=flip}} east (bearing 86°) of Fremont Pass, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide separating San Isabel National Forest and Lake County from Pike National Forest and Park County.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, the mountain 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.
See also
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{{Mountains of Colorado}}
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Category:Mountains of Lake County, Colorado
Category:Mountains of Park County, Colorado
Category:San Isabel National Forest
Category:Four-thousanders of the United States
Category:Great Divide of North America
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