Gladstone Peak
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation13,919 ft (4,243 m)[1][2]
Prominence713 ft (217 m)[2]
Isolation0.59 mi (0.95 km)[2]
Coordinates37°50′43″N 107°59′02″W / 37.8452718°N 107.9839578°W / 37.8452718; -107.9839578[3]
Geography
Gladstone Peak is located in Colorado
Gladstone Peak
Gladstone Peak
LocationDolores and San Miguel counties, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent rangeSan Miguel Mountains[2]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Mount Wilson, Colorado[3]

Gladstone Peak is a high mountain summit in the San Miguel Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,919-foot (4,243 m) thirteener is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness, 11.2 miles (18.0 km) southwest by west (bearing 234°) of the Town of Telluride, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating San Juan National Forest and Dolores County from Uncompahgre National Forest and San Miguel County.[1][2][3] The mountain was named in honor of British Prime Minister William Gladstone.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, the mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[4] 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

References

  1. 1 2 The elevation of Gladstone Peak includes an adjustment of +1.908 m (+6.26 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Gladstone Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Gladstone Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
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