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Wood Mountain (Colorado)

Coordinates: 37°56′51″N 107°32′17″W / 37.9474562°N 107.5380624°W / 37.9474562; -107.5380624
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Wood Mountain
Southwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation13,682 ft (4,170 m)[1]
Prominence295 ft (90 m)[1]
Isolation0.47 mi (0.76 km)[1]
Coordinates37°56′51″N 107°32′17″W / 37.9474562°N 107.5380624°W / 37.9474562; -107.5380624[2]
Geography
Wood Mountain is located in Colorado
Wood Mountain
Wood Mountain
Location in Colorado
Wood Mountain is located in the United States
Wood Mountain
Wood Mountain
Wood Mountain (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyHinsdale / San Juan
Parent rangeRocky Mountains
San Juan Mountains[3]
Topo mapUSGS Handies Peak
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2 hiking[1]

Wood Mountain is a 13,682-foot-elevation (4,170 meter) summit located on the boundary shared by Hinsdale County with San Juan County, in Colorado, United States.

Description

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Wood Mountain is situated nine miles southeast of the community of Ouray on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management. It is set west of the Continental Divide in the San Juan Mountains which are a subset of the Rocky Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's north slope drains to Henson Creek which is a tributary of the Gunnison River, the east aspect drains into the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River, and the southwest slope drains to the Animas River via Cinnamon Creek. Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises approximately 3,100 feet (940 meters) above Henson Creek in two miles (3.2 km). Access to the mountain is via the Alpine Loop Back Country Byway. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names,[2] and has been recorded in publications since at least 1906.[4]

Wood Mountain

Climate

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According to the Köppen climate classification system, Wood Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[5] 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. Hikers can expect afternoon rain, hail, and lightning from the seasonal monsoon in late July and August.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Wood Mountain - 13,682' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Wood Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Wood Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  4. ^ Henry Gannett, United States Geological Survey (1906), A Gazetteer of Colorado, US Government Printing Office, p. 184.
  5. ^ 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.