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Tower Mountain, elevation , is a summit located northeast of Silverton, Colorado.
Description
Tower Mountain is located west of theContinental Divide
A continental divide is a drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea, and the basin on the other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea, or else is endorheic, not ...
in the San Juan Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Precipitation runoff
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from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Animas River
Animas River (''On-e-mas''; es, Río de las Ánimas) is a river in the western United States, a tributary of the San Juan River (Colorado River), San Juan River, part of the Colorado River, Colorado River System.
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. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above the Animas River in .
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Tower Mountain is located in an alpinesubarctic 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 long, 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
* List of mountain peaks of North America ** List of mountain peaks of the United States *** List of mountain peaks of ColoradoReferences
External links
Mountains of Colorado Mountains of San Juan County, Colorado North American 4000 m summits {{Colorado-geo-stub