Mount White (Colorado)
{{Short description|Mountain in the state of Colorado}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount White
| photo = Mount White, Colorado.jpg
| photo_caption = Northeast aspect, centered, from Highway 285
| elevation_ft = 13667
| elevation_ref =Mike Garratt, Bob Martin (1984), Colorado's High Thirteeners, Johnson Books, {{ISBN|9780917895395}}, p. 55.{{cite peakbagger|pid=14317|title=Mount White, Colorado|access-date=April 10, 2023}}
| prominence_ft = 827
| isolation_mi = 0.84
| parent_peak = Mount Antero (14,276 ft){{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/200|title=White, Mount - 13,657' CO|website=listsofjohn.com|access-date=April 10, 2023}}
| country = United States
| state = Colorado
| region = Chaffee
| region_type = County
| part_type = Protected area | part = San Isabel National Forest
| range = Rocky Mountains
Sawatch Range
| map = Colorado#USA
| map_caption = Location in Colorado
| coordinates = {{coord|38.6568616|N|106.2374875|W|type:mountain_region:US-CO_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref ={{cite gnis|id=189453|name=Mount White|access-date=April 10, 2023}}
| topo = USGS Mount Antero
| rock = Granite, quartz monzonite, andesite[https://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/0982d/report.pdf John W. Adams (1953), "Beryllium Deposits of the Mount Antero Region, Chaffee County, Colorado", US Government Printing Office, p. 95, 98.]
| age = Tertiary
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = {{YDS|2}} hiking
}}
Mount White is a {{convert|13667|ft|0|adj=on}} mountain summit in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States.
Description
Mount White is set {{convert|8|mi|km}} east of the Continental Divide in the Sawatch Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is located {{convert|16|mi|km}} northwest of the community of Salida on land managed by San Isabel National Forest and can be seen from Highway 285. It ranks as the 169th-highest peak in Colorado. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into Browns Creek which is a tributary of the Arkansas River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over {{convert|2450|ft|0}} above the creek in {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}}. Mt. White and nearby Mount Antero are significant sources for aquamarine which is the state gem for Colorado.Alan McPherson (2011), State Geosymbols: Geological Symbols of the 50 United States, AuthorHouse, {{ISBN|9781463442644}}, p. 22. Topaz is another gemstone that can be found on White's slopes.Lee McKinney, Tag McKinney (1987), Colorado Gems & Minerals, Renaissance House, {{ISBN|9781558380721}}, p. 33. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mt. White 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.
Gallery
File:Mt. White, morning light.jpg|Northeast aspect of Mt. White in the morning light
File:Mt. White.jpg|Northeast aspect
File:White and Antero.jpg|East aspect of Mt. White (center) and Mt. Antero (right) from US Route 285, Colorado
File:Mount White and Mount Antero.jpg|East aspect of Mt. White (left) and Mt. Antero (right)
See also
- {{Portal-inline|Mountains|size=tiny}}
- List of mountain peaks of Colorado
- Thirteener
References
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{{Mountains of Colorado}}
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Category:Mountains of Chaffee County, Colorado