Irving Peak

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Irving Peak

| photo = Irving Peak, Colorado.jpg

| photo_caption = South aspect

| elevation_ft = 13216

| elevation_ref ={{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/585|title=Irving Peak - 13,216' CO|website=listsofjohn.com|access-date=April 9, 2023}}

| prominence_ft = 631

| prominence_ref ={{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/585|title=Irving Peak - 13,216' CO|website=listsofjohn.com|access-date=April 9, 2023}}

| isolation_mi = 1.21

| isolation_ref =

| parent_peak = Mount Oso (13,690 ft)

| etymology =

| country = United States

| state = Colorado

| region = La Plata County

| region_type = County

| part_type = Protected area | part = Weminuche Wilderness

| range = Rocky Mountains
San Juan Mountains
Needle Mountains{{cite peakbagger|pid=84941|title=Irving Peak, Colorado|access-date=April 9, 2023}}

| map = Colorado#USA

| map_caption = Location in Colorado

| label_position = bottom

| coordinates = {{coord|37.5947901|N|107.5095346|W|type:mountain_region:US-CO_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref ={{cite gnis|id=188019|name=Irving Peak|access-date=April 9, 2023}}

| topo = USGS Columbine Pass

| rock =

| age =

| first_ascent =

| easiest_route = {{YDS|2}}

}}

Irving Peak is a {{convert|13216|ft|0|adj=on}} summit in La Plata County, Colorado, United States.

Description

Irving Peak is situated in the Needle Mountains which are a subrange of the San Juan Mountains. The mountain is located {{convert|33|mi|km}} northeast of Durango in the Weminuche Wilderness on land managed by San Juan National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into Vallecito Creek which is a tributary of the Los Pinos River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises {{convert|4100|ft|0}} above the creek in {{convert|1.25|mi|km}}. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, and has been recorded in publications since at least 1906.Henry Gannett, United States Geological Survey (1906), A Gazetteer of Colorado, US Government Printing Office, p. 93.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Irving 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.