Mount Jasper
{{Short description|Mountain in the state of Colorado}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Jasper
| photo = Mount Jasper.jpg
| photo_caption = Northeast aspect
| elevation_ft = 12923
| elevation_ref ={{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/901|title=Jasper, Mount - 12,923' CO|website=listsofjohn.com|access-date=April 19, 2023}}Gerry Roach (1998), Colorado's Indian Peaks, Fulcrum Publishing, {{ISBN|9781555914042}}
| prominence_ft = 1011
| isolation_mi = 2.80
| parent_peak = North Arapaho Peak (13,508 ft)
| etymology =
| country = United States
| state = Colorado
| region = Boulder County / Grand County
| region_type = County
| part_type = Protected area | part = Indian Peaks Wilderness
| range = Rocky Mountains
Front Range{{cite peakbagger|pid=32570|title=Mount Jasper, Colorado|access-date=April 19, 2023}}
| map = Colorado#USA
| map_caption = Location in Colorado
| coordinates = {{coord|39.9946550|N|105.6831568
|W|type:mountain_region:US-CO_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref ={{cite gnis|id=1989291|name=Mount Jasper|access-date=April 19, 2023}}
| topo = USGS East Portal
| rock =
| age =
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = Hiking {{YDS|2}}
}}
Mount Jasper is a {{convert|12923|ft|0|adj=on}} mountain summit on the boundary shared by Boulder County and Grand County, in Colorado, United States.
Description
Mount Jasper is set on the Continental Divide in the Front Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is located {{convert|23|mi|km}} west of Boulder in the Indian Peaks Wilderness, on land managed by Arapaho National Forest and Roosevelt National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's east slopes drains into Jasper Creek and Boulder Creek, whereas the west slope drains to Fraser River via Cabin Creek. Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises {{convert|2100|ft|0}} above Jasper Lake in two miles (3.2 km) and {{convert|3000|ft|0}} above Cabin Creek in two miles. An ascent of the peak involves hiking {{convert|7|mi|km|spell=in}} with {{convert|3010|ft|0}} of elevation gain.James Dziezynski (2012), Best Summit Hikes in Colorado, AdventureKEEN, {{ISBN|9780899977126}}, p. 67. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 2003 by the United States Board on Geographic Names. Prior to that, it was called Jasper Peak.
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.
Climbing
Gallery
File:Mount Jasper, Colorado.jpg|Mt. Jasper, east aspect
File:Mount Jasper in Colorado.jpg|Mount Jasper viewed from Arapaho Glacier Trail
See also
- Mount Neva
- {{Portal-inline|Mountains|size=tiny}}
References
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External links
- Mount Jasper: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5426485/United%20States/Colorado/Boulder/Mount%20Jasper weather forecast]
- Mount Jasper climbing: [https://www.mountainproject.com/area/105746370/jasper-peak Mountainproject.com]
{{Mountains of Colorado}}
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Category:Mountains of Grand County, Colorado
Category:Mountains of Boulder County, Colorado
Category:Three-thousanders of the United States
Category:Arapaho National Forest