Pawnee Peak

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Pawnee Peak

| photo = Pawnee Peak.jpg

| photo_caption = East aspect, centered at top

| elevation_ft = 12943

| elevation_ref =Robert M. Ormes (1992), Guide to the Colorado Mountains, Johnson Books, {{ISBN|9781555661946}}, p. 60.Gerry Roach (1998), Colorado's Indian Peaks, Fulcrum Publishing, {{ISBN|9781555914042}}, p. 46.

| prominence_ft = 420.

| prominence_ref ={{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/873|title=Pawnee Peak - 12,955' CO|website=listsofjohn.com|access-date=May 19, 2023}}

| isolation_mi = 0.49

| isolation_ref =

| parent_peak = Apache Peak (13,441 ft){{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/pawnee-peak.html|title=Pawnee Peak, Peakvisor.com|access-date=May 19, 2023}}

| etymology = Pawnee people

| country = United States

| state = Colorado

| region = Boulder / Grand

| region_type = County

| part_type = Protected area | part = Indian Peaks Wilderness

| range = Rocky Mountains
Front Range{{cite peakbagger|pid=21561|title=Pawnee Peak, Colorado|access-date=May 19, 2023}}

| map = Colorado#USA

| map_caption = Location in Colorado

| coordinates = {{coord|40.0814331|N|105.6325140|W|type:mountain_region:US-CO_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref ={{cite gnis|id=178433|name=Pawnee Peak|access-date=May 19, 2023}}

| topo = USGS Monarch Lake

| rock = Granite[https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Prodesc/proddesc_87496.htm Geologic map of the Estes Park 30' x 60' quadrangle, north-central Colorado], W.A. Braddock, U.S. Geological Survey, 1984.

| age = Mesoproterozoic

| first_ascent =

| easiest_route = South slope {{YDS|2}}

}}

Pawnee Peak is a {{convert|12943|ft|0|adj=on}} mountain summit on the boundary shared by Boulder County and Grand County, in Colorado, United States.

Description

Pawnee Peak is set on the Continental Divide in the Front Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is located {{convert|20|mi|km}} west-northwest of Boulder in the Indian Peaks Wilderness, on land managed by Arapaho National Forest and Roosevelt National Forest. It is the ninth-highest summit in the wilderness and 18th-highest in Boulder County. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's east slope drains to South St. Vrain Creek, whereas the west slope drains to Monarch Lake via Cascade Creek. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises {{convert|2060|ft|0}} above Pawnee Lake in 0.7 mile (1.1 km) and {{convert|1600|ft|0}} above Blue Lake in 0.75 mile (1.2 km). An ascent of the peak involves hiking {{convert|10.5|mi|km|spell=in}} (round trip) with {{convert|2500|ft|0}} of elevation gain.Jon Kedrowski (2022), Classic Colorado Hikes, Colorado Mountain Club, {{ISBN|9781937052836}} The mountain was named by Ellsworth Bethel and the toponym was officially adopted on October 7, 1914, by the United States Board on Geographic Names.

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

Established climbing routes on Pawnee Peak:

South slopes – {{YDS|2}}
East ridge – class 3

Gallery

File:Pawnee Peak, Colorado.jpg|East aspect

File:Continental Divide at Indian Peaks Wilderness.jpg|Looking west to the Continental Divide. Left to rightː Navajo Peak, Apache Peak, Shoshoni Peak, Pawnee Peak (centered), Mount Toll, Mount Audubon.

References

External links

Pawnee Peak: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5580764/United%20States/Colorado/Boulder/Pawnee%20Peak weather forecast]
Pawnee Peak climbing: [https://www.mountainproject.com/area/120283600/pawnee-peak Mountainproject.com]

{{Geographic Location 2

| Center = Pawnee Peak

| North = Mount Toll

| Northeast = Mount Audubon

| East = South St. Vrain Creek

| Southeast = Isabelle Lake

| South = Shoshoni Peak

| Southwest = Apache Peak

| West = Pawnee Lake

| Northwest = Cascade Creek

}}

Category:Mountains of Grand County, Colorado