Green Knoll is a mountain
summit
A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topography, topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous.
The term (mountain top) is generally used ...
in
Grand County,
Colorado
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, United States.
Description
Green Knoll is the 17th-highest peak of the
Never Summer Mountains
The Never Summer Mountains are a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in north central Colorado in the United States consisting of seventeen named peaks. The range is located along the northwest border of Rocky Mountain National Park, forming t ...
which are a subrange of the
Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Canada, to New Mexico in ...
.
The mountain is situated at the western boundary of
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park is an American national park located approximately northwest of Denver in north-central Colorado, within the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The park is situated between the towns of Estes Park to the east and ...
and is visible from
Trail Ridge Road
Trail Ridge Road is the name for the stretch of U.S. Highway 34 that traverses Rocky Mountain National Park from Estes Park, Colorado in the east to Grand Lake, Colorado in the west. Together with the connecting Beaver Meadow Road (U.S. Highw ...
within the park. Precipitation
runoff
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from the mountain's slopes drains to the
Colorado River
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except for a portion which is diverted by the
Grand Ditch
The Grand Ditch, also known as the Grand River Ditch and originally known as the North Grand River Ditch, is a water diversion project in the Never Summer Mountains, in northern Colorado in the United States. It is long, wide, and deep on avera ...
.
Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above the
Kawuneeche Valley
Kawuneeche Valley, also known as Kawuneeche or Coyote Valley, is a marshy valley of the Colorado River near its beginning. It is located on the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. The axis of the valley runs almost directly no ...
in and above Red Gulch in one-half mile. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the
United States Board on Geographic Names
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.
Climate
According to the
Köppen climate classification
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system, Green Knoll is located in an alpine
subarctic climate
The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...
zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.
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.
See also
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Gallery
File:Green Knoll, east.jpg, East aspect
File:Never Summer Mountains at sunrise.jpg, Green Knoll (left), Mount Stratus (center), Mount Nimbus (right).
File:Baker, Stratus, Green Knoll.jpg, Baker Mountain (left), Mount Stratus
Mount Stratus is a mountain summit in Grand County, Colorado, United States.
Description
Mount Stratus is the ninth-highest peak of the Never Summer Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is situated on the weste ...
(center), Green Knoll (right)
References
External links
* Weather forecast
Green Knoll
{{Mountains of Colorado
Mountains of Grand County, Colorado
Mountains of Rocky Mountain National Park
Mountains of Colorado
North American 3000 m summits