Static Peak (Colorado)
{{short description|Mountain in Colorado, United States}}
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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Static Peak
| photo = Static Peak (Colorado) July 2016.jpg
| photo_caption = Static Peak viewed from Rocky Mountain National Park
| elevation_ft = 12580.
| elevation_ref = The elevation of Static Peak includes an adjustment of +1.637 m (+5.37 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
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| range = Never Summer Mountains
| location = Continental Divide between Rocky Mountain National Park in Grand County and Jackson County, Colorado, United States
| map = Colorado
| map_caption = Location of Static Peak in the state of Colorado
| coordinates = {{coord|40.4766497|N|105.8916798|W|type:mountain_region:US-CO_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis|id=177480|name=Static Peak|access-date=November 6, 2014}}
| topo = USGS 7.5' topographic map
Mount Richthofen, Colorado
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| easiest_route = Mount Richthofen Saddle
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Static Peak is a mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado, within State Forest State Park and part of the Never Summer Mountain Range. It is located in a chain of peaks and lies between Nokhu Crags to the north and Mount Richthofen to the south. To the east lie the shallow basins of Snow Lake and to the west the mountain descends directly into the deep waters of Lake Agnes.
Geology
Approximately 24–29 million years ago, rising magma began to create volcanoes that were the predecessors of the Never Summer Mountains. The magma cooled into granitic formations that have weathered into the current mountain range.
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See also
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- List of Colorado mountain ranges
- List of Colorado mountain summits
- List of Colorado fourteeners
- List of Colorado 4000 meter prominent summits
- List of the most prominent summits of Colorado
- List of Colorado county high points
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References
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External links
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- [http://www.summitpost.org/static-peak/152811 SummitPost.org]
- [http://www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/parks/romo/ Rocky Mountain National Park, Geology Field Notes]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080915021424/http://www.cameronpass.org/ Local Backcountry Advocacy]
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Category:Mountains of Rocky Mountain National Park
Category:Mountains of Grand County, Colorado
Category:Mountains of Jackson County, Colorado
Category:Three-thousanders of the United States
Category:Great Divide of North America
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