Thatchtop

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Thatchtop

| photo = Thatchtop.jpg

| photo_caption = North aspect

| elevation_ft = 12668

| elevation_ref =Robert M. Ormes (2000), Guide to the Colorado Mountains, Colorado Mountain Club Press, {{ISBN|9780967146607}}, p. 43.William Bright, Colorado Place Names, 2004, Johnson Books, {{ISBN|9781555663339}}, page 174.

| prominence_ft = 94

| prominence_ref ={{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/1145|title=Thatchtop - 12,666' CO|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=April 29, 2023}}

| isolation_mi = 1.11

| isolation_ref =

| parent_peak = Powell Peak (13,176 ft)

| country = United States

| state = Colorado

| region = Larimer

| region_type = County

| part_type = Protected area | part = Rocky Mountain National Park

| range = Rocky Mountains
Front Range{{cite peakbagger|pid=5617|title=Thatchtop, Colorado|access-date=April 29, 2023}}

| map = Colorado#USA

| map_caption = Location in Colorado

| label_position = right

| coordinates = {{coord|40.2791449|N|105.6530498|W|type:mountain_region:US-CO_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref ={{cite gnis|id=204964|name=Thatchtop|access-date=April 29, 2023}}

| topo = USGS McHenrys Peak

| rock = Biotite schist and gneiss[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 = Paleoproterozoic

| type =

| easiest_route = {{YDS|2+}}

}}

Thatchtop is a {{convert|12668|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} mountain summit in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.

Description

Thatchtop is set one mile east of the Continental Divide in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is situated within Rocky Mountain National Park, approximately {{convert|10.5|mi|km}} southwest of Estes Park. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of Glacier Creek which in turn is a tributary of the Big Thompson River. Topographic relief is significant with the summit rising {{convert|2670|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above Glacier Gorge in 0.75 mile (1.21 km).

Etymology

The mountain's descriptive name refers to the matted groundcover of the roof-shaped mountain. The landforms's toponym was officially adopted in 1932 by the United States Board on Geographic Names,Decisions of the United States Geographic Board No. 2, (June 30, 1932), US Government Printing Office, p. 8. although it appeared in publications as early as 1911 if not earlier.Enos A. Mills (1911), The Spell of the Rockies, Houghton Mifflin, p. 341. The Arapaho called the mountain "Buffalo Climb."Randi Minetor (2019), Historic Rocky Mountain National Park, Lyons Press, {{ISBN|9781493038770}}, p. 21.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Thatchtop 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.

References

External links

Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5582701/United%20States/Colorado/Larimer/Thatchtop Thatchtop]
Thatchtop rock climbing: [https://www.mountainproject.com/area/110949921/thatchtop-mountain Mountainproject.com]

{{Geographic Location 2

| Center = Thatchtop

| North = The Loch

| Northeast = Half Mountain

| East = Glacier Gorge

| Southeast = Longs Peak

| South = McHenrys Peak

| WSW = Taylor Peak

| Southwest = Powell Peak

| West = The Sharkstooth

| Northwest = Otis Peak

}}