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Mount Moss
Mount Moss is a mountain summit on the common boundary shared by La Plata County and Montezuma County in Colorado. Description Mount Moss is located northwest of the community of Durango on land managed by San Juan National Forest. It ranks as the third-highest summit of the La Plata Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains to the Mancos River, the southeast slope drains to the La Plata River, and the northeast slope drains into the headwaters of Bear Creek which is a tributary of the Dolores River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above the La Plata River in two miles (3.2 km) and above Owen Basin in one-half mile (0.8 km). Neighbors include Centennial Peak, to the north, Lavender Peak, to the northwest, and Hesperus Mountain to the northwest. Etymology The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names. The name was appl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lavender Peak (Colorado)
Lavender Peak is a high mountain summit in the La Plata Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The thirteener is located in San Juan National Forest, northeast by east ( bearing 61°) of the Town of Mancos in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. The peak lies east-southeast of the higher and more well-known Hesperus Mountain. Lavender Peak was named in honor of Dwight Garrigues Lavender (1911-1934), the author of a 1932 climbing guide to the San Juan Mountains. Mountain Historical names *Lavendar Peak *Lavender Peak – 1976 See also * 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 This is a list of all 64 counties of the U.S. State of Colorado by their points of highest elevation. Of the 50 highest county high points in the United States, 30 are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hesperus Mountain
Hesperus Mountain (Navajo: ) is the highest summit of the La Plata Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent thirteener is located in San Juan National Forest, northeast by east ( bearing 59°) of the Town of Mancos in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. The summit of Hesperus Mountain is the highest point in Montezuma County. Mountain Though not of particularly high elevation for the region, Hesperus Mountain is visually quite prominent, as it is near the southern edge of the San Juan Mountains and rises over above the area. Hesperus is notable as the Navajo People's Sacred Mountain of the North, ', which marks the northern boundary of the Dinetah, their traditional homeland. It is associated with the color black, and is said to be impregnated with jet. When First Man created the mountain as a replica of mountains in the Fourth World, he fastened it to the ground with a rainbow and covered it in darkness.Robert S. McPherson, ''Sacre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountains Of Montezuma County, Colorado
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least 300 metres (1,000 feet) above the surrounding land. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the ecosystems of mountains: different elevations have different plants and animals. Because of the less hospitable terrain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Juan Mountains (Colorado)
The San Juan Mountains is a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado and northwestern New Mexico. The area is highly mineralized (the Colorado Mineral Belt) and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and Telluride. Large scale mining has ended in the region, although independent prospectors still work claims throughout the range. The last large scale mines were the Sunnyside Mine near Silverton, which operated until late in the 20th century and the Idarado Mine on Red Mountain Pass that closed down in the 1970s. Famous old San Juan mines include the Camp Bird and Smuggler Union mines, both located between Telluride and Ouray. The Summitville mine was the scene of a major environmental disaster in the 1990s when the liner of a cyanide-laced tailing pond began leaking heavily. Summitville is in the Summitville caldera, one of m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountains Of Colorado
This list includes significant mountain peaks and high points located in the United States arranged alphabetically by state, district, or territory. The highest peak or point in each state, district or territory is noted in bold. Significant mountain peaks and high points Alabama *Brindley Mountain * Cheaha Mountain, highest summit in the State of Alabama *Monte Sano Mountain * Capshaw Mountain * Dirtseller Mountain * Frog Mountain *Hawk Pride Mountain * Gunters Mountain *Sand Mountain (Alabama) * Keel Mountain (Alabama) *Halama Mountain Alaska * Afognak Mountain, summit of Afognak Island * Amak Volcano, active stratovolcano * Amherst Peak * Amulet Peak * Andy Simons Mountain * Annex Peak * Anvil Peak , active stratovolcano that forms the summit of Semisopochnoi Island * Arthur Peak * Asses Ears (Alaska) * Atna Peaks * Atuk Mountain , summit of St. Lawrence Island * Augustine Volcano, active lava dome that forms the summit of Augustine Island * Auke Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiller Peak
Spiller Peak is a mountain summit on the common boundary shared by La Plata County and Montezuma County in Colorado. Description Spiller Peak is located northwest of the community of Durango on land managed by San Juan National Forest. It ranks as the fifth-highest summit of the La Plata Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains to the Mancos River and the southeast slope drains to the La Plata River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above the La Plata River in and above Owen Basin in one-half mile (0.8 km). Neighbors include Mount Moss to the north-northeast and Babcock Peak to the east. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, and was recorded in publications in 1906. J. Calvert Spiller was a topographer with the Wheeler Survey in the 1870s. He made the first ascent of Redcloud Peak in 1874 and also named it.Chris Mee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babcock Peak
Babcock Peak is a mountain summit in La Plata County, Colorado. Description Babcock Peak is located northwest of the community of Durango on land managed by San Juan National Forest. It ranks as the fourth-highest summit of the La Plata Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains to the Mancos River and the southeast slope drains to the La Plata River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over above the river in . Neighbors include Mount Moss to the north and Spiller Peak to the west. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, and was recorded in publications in 1900. On February 25, 1962, a US Air Force T-29A plane struck the side of Babcock Peak in a snowstorm, killing the three crew. Climate According to the Köppen climate classification system, Babcock Peak has an alpine climate with cold, snowy winters, and cool to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diorite Peak
Diorite Peak is a mountain summit on the common boundary shared by La Plata County, Colorado, La Plata County and Montezuma County, Colorado, Montezuma County in Colorado. Description Diorite Peak is located northwest of the community of Durango, Colorado, Durango on land managed by San Juan National Forest. It ranks as the seventh-highest summit of the La Plata Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Precipitation Surface runoff, runoff from the mountain drains southeast to the La Plata River (San Juan River), La Plata River and north into the headwaters of Bear Creek which is a tributary of the Dolores River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above the La Plata River in one mile (1.6 km). Neighbors include Centennial Peak (Colorado), Centennial Peak, to the west-northwest and Mount Moss, to the west. An ascent of Diorite Peak's summit involves hiking with of elevation gain.John Peel, Paul Pixler (2020), ''Hiking Trails of Southwestern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirteener
In mountaineering in the United States, a thirteener (abbreviated 13er) is a mountain that exceeds above mean sea level, similar to the more familiar "fourteeners," which exceed . In most instances, "thirteeners" refers only to those peaks between 13,000 and 13,999 feet in elevation. The importance of thirteeners is greatest in Colorado, which has the majority of such peaks in North America with over 600 of them. Despite the large number of peaks, over 20 peak baggers have reported climbing all of Colorado's thirteeners. Thirteeners are also significant in states whose highpoints fall between 13,000 and 13,999 feet. For example, the Wyoming thirteeners are the highest peaks within the state, and only 5 individuals have reported climbing all 35 peaks, likely due to a combination of technical difficulty and remoteness. Not all summits over 13,000 feet qualify as thirteeners, but only those summits that mountaineers consider to be independent. Objective standards for indepen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Climate
Alpine climate is the typical weather (climate) for elevations above the tree line, where trees fail to grow due to cold. This climate is also referred to as a mountain climate or highland climate. Definition There are multiple definitions of alpine climate. In the Köppen climate classification, the alpine and mountain climates are part of group ''E'', along with the polar climate, where no month has a mean temperature higher than . According to the Holdridge life zone system, there are two mountain climates which prevent tree growth : a) the alpine climate, which occurs when the mean biotemperature of a location is between . The alpine climate in Holdridge system is roughly equivalent to the warmest tundra climates (ET) in the Köppen system. b) the alvar climate, the coldest mountain climate since the biotemperature is between 0 °C and 1.5 °C (biotemperature can never be below 0 °C). It corresponds more or less to the coldest tundra climates and to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Köppen Climate Classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notably in 1918 and 1936. Later, the climatologist Rudolf Geiger (1894–1981) introduced some changes to the classification system, which is thus sometimes called the Köppen–Geiger climate classification system. The Köppen climate classification divides climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on seasonal precipitation and temperature patterns. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (temperate), ''D'' (continental), and ''E'' (polar). Each group and subgroup is represented by a letter. All climates are assigned a main group (the first letter). All climates except for those in the ''E'' group are assigned a seasonal precipitation subgroup (the second letter). For example, ''Af'' indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parrott City, Colorado
Mayday is a ghost town in La Plata County, Colorado, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie .... It was named for the Mayday Mine. History The Mayday post office opened on September 4, 1913, but closed on December 31, 1914. Geography Mayday is located at . It lies above sea level. See also * List of ghost towns in Colorado References External links Mayday - Colorado Ghost Townat GhostTowns.com Ghost towns in Colorado {{Colorado-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
