Proposal Peak

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Proposal Peak

| photo = Proposal Peak.jpg

| photo_caption = Southwest aspect centered at top

| elevation_ft = 13339

| elevation_ref ={{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/460|title=Proposal Peak - 13,321' CO|website=listsofjohn.com|access-date=2023-06-26}}

| prominence_ft = 575

| prominence_ref =

| isolation_mi = 1.75

| isolation_ref =

| parent_peak = Hanson Peak (13,462 ft)Gerry Roach, Jennifer Roach, Colorado's Thirteeners, 13,800 to 13,999 Feet: From Hikes to Climbs, 2001, Fulcrum Pub., {{ISBN|9781555914196}}, page 354.

| etymology =

| country = United States

| state = Colorado

| region = San Juan

| region_type = County

| part_type = Protected area | part =

| range = Rocky Mountains
San Juan Mountains{{cite peakbagger|pid=85943|title=Proposal Peak, Colorado|access-date=2023-06-26}}

| map = Colorado#USA

| map_caption = Location in Colorado

| label_position = top

| coordinates = {{coord|37.882507|N|107.623937|W|type:mountain_region:US-CO_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref =

| topo = USGS Handies Peak

| rock =

| age =

| type =

| easiest_route = {{YDS|2}} hiking

}}

Proposal Peak is a {{convert|13339|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} mountain summit located in San Juan County, Colorado, United States.

Description

Proposal Peak is situated five miles northeast of the town of Silverton on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management.[https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/Silverton_2012.pdf BLM Ownership map, Silverton, Colorado, blm.gov] It is set seven miles west of the Continental Divide in the San Juan Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Animas River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises {{convert|2700|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above Cement Creek in 1.5 mile. The mountain's toponym has not been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, however it is labeled as "13330" on USGS topographical maps, which corresponds to its elevation.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Proposal Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, 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. Hikers can expect afternoon rain, hail, and lightning from the seasonal monsoon in late July and August.