Mount Werner is a

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summit in the Park Range of the

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. The peak is located in

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, east-southeast ( bearing 107°) of the City of Steamboat Springs in Routt County,

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. The mountain was renamed in 1964 in honor of skier

Buddy Werner Wallace Jerold "Buddy" Werner (February 26, 1936 – April 12, 1964) was an American alpine ski racer in the 1950s and early 1960s. Early years Born and raised in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Werner was the middle child of Ed "Pop" and Hazel M ...

Mountain

Mount Werner is northwest of

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. The mountain reaches a height of above sea level and has a base elevation of , for a vertical rise of . It has five peaks (from lowest to highest), Christie Peak, Thunderhead Peak, Sunshine Peak, Storm Peak, and Mount Werner. Formerly known as Storm Mountain, it was renamed in 1965 in honor of

, an Olympian from Steamboat Springs who was killed in an

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in Switzerland in April 1964. Mount Werner stands within the

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of the

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, which drains into the Green River, the

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, and thence into the

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Steamboat Ski Resort

The Steamboat Ski Resort operates on of the mountain. It is serviced by the Silver Bullet

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and several

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s. It regularly receives some of the highest levels of

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in Colorado. The most recent ten-year snowfall average was per year. Much of the mountain and the resort are contained within the

. It is the home mountain of world champion and Olympic bronze medalist snowboarder Arielle Gold.

Historical names

* Mount Werner – 1964 * Storm Mountain

References

External links

Steamboat resort
(official website)
Interactive maps and three live video "Mountain Cams" of the Steamboat Ski Resort on Mt. Werner
{{DEFAULTSORT:Werner, Mount Mountains of Colorado Mountains of Routt County, Colorado Routt National Forest North American 3000 m summits

Mountain

Steamboat Ski Resort

Historical names

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References

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