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Rinker Peak
Rinker Peak is a mountain summit in Chaffee County, Colorado, Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. Description Rinker Peak is set approximately east of the Continental Divide in the Collegiate Peaks which are a subrange of the Sawatch Range. The mountain is located southwest of Twin Lakes, Lake County, Colorado, Twin Lakes on land managed by San Isabel National Forest. It ranks as the 114th-highest summit in Colorado. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into Lake Creek which is a tributary of the Arkansas River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above Lake Creek in . The highest peak in Colorado, Mount Elbert, is to the north of Rinker. An ascent of Rinker Peak involves eight miles of hiking with 4,700-feet of elevation gain.Mike Garratt, Bob Martin (1984), ''Colorado's High Thirteeners'', Johnson Books, , p. 40. Etymology The mountain's toponym was officially adopted June 11, 1987, by the United States Board on Geographic Names to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twin Peaks (Chaffee County, Colorado)
Twin Peaks is a mountain summit in Chaffee County, Colorado, Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. Description Twin Peaks is set approximately east of the Continental Divide in the Collegiate Peaks which are a subrange of the Sawatch Range. The mountain is located southwest of Twin Lakes, Lake County, Colorado, Twin Lakes on land managed by San Isabel National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the peak's slopes drains to Lake Creek which is a tributary of the Arkansas River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above Lake Creek in . The highest peak in Colorado, Mount Elbert, is to the north and line parent Rinker Peak is 0.62 mile to the southwest. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names. Climate According to the Köppen climate classification system, Twin Peaks is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. Due to its altitude, it receives prec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
