Wasatch Mountain (Colorado)
{{For|the Wasatch Mountains of Utah|Wasatch Range}}
{{Short description|Mountain in the American state of Colorado}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Wasatch Mountain
| photo = Wasatch Mountain.jpg
| photo_caption = West aspect, from slopes of Telluride Ski Resort, December 2005
| elevation_ft = 13555
| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger|14637|Wasatch Mountain, Colorado}}Randy Jacobs, Robert M. Ormes, Guide to the Colorado Mountains, 2000, Bower House, {{ISBN|9780967146607}}, page 276.
| prominence_ft = 475
| isolation_mi = 2.10
| isolation_ref = {{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/267|title=Wasatch Mountain - 13,555' CO|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=2021-07-09}}
| parent_peak = Lookout Peak (13,661 ft)
| etymology =
| location = San Miguel County,
Colorado, United States
| range = Rocky Mountains
San Juan Mountains
| map = Colorado#USA
| map_caption = Location in Colorado
| label_position = bottom
| coordinates = {{coord|37.8900056|N|107.7958859|W|type:mountain_region:US-CO_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| topo = USGS Telluride
| rock =
| age =
| type =
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Wasatch Mountain is a {{convert|13555|ft|m|adj=on}} mountain in the San Miguel Mountains in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States.{{gnis|187174|Wasatch Mountain}}
Description
The mountain is situated {{convert|3.5|mi|km}} south-southeast of the town of Telluride, on land managed by Uncompahgre National Forest. It is part of the San Juan Mountains, which are a subset of the Rocky Mountains, and ranks as the 214th-highest peak in Colorado. It is west of the Continental Divide, and {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} east of Telluride Ski Resort, from which it is a prominent landmark. Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises {{convert|4750|ft|m}} above the San Miguel River valley in three miles. The mountain's name, which has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, was in use in 1906 when Henry Gannett published it in the Gazetteer of Colorado.Henry Gannett, Gazetteer of Colorado, 1906, US Government Printing Office, page 176.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Wasatch Mountain 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. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the San Miguel River.
See also
{{stack|{{portal|Mountains|Colorado}}}}
- List of mountains in Colorado
- {{C|Mountains of San Miguel County, Colorado}}
References
{{reflist|22em}}
External links
{{commons category|Wasatch Mountain (Colorado)}}
- Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5443299/United%20States/Colorado/San%20Miguel/Wasatch%20Mountain Wasatch Mountain]
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Category:Mountains of San Miguel County, Colorado
Category:San Juan Mountains (Colorado)