Apache Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,441 ft (4,097 m) [1] [2] |
Prominence | 1,083 ft (330 m) [3] |
Parent peak | North Arapaho Peak (13,508 ft) [3] |
Isolation | 2.22 mi (3.57 km) [3] |
Coordinates | 40°03′30″N105°39′04″W / 40.0583790°N 105.6511043°W [4] |
Naming | |
Etymology | Apache |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Boulder / Grand |
Protected area | Indian Peaks Wilderness |
Parent range | Rocky Mountains Front Range [5] |
Topo map | USGS Monarch Lake |
Geology | |
Rock age | Precambrian [6] |
Rock type | Granite [7] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hiking class 2 [3] |
Apache Peak is a 13,441-foot (4,097 m) mountain summit on the boundary shared by Boulder County and Grand County, in Colorado, United States. [4]
Apache Peak is set on the Continental Divide in the Front Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. [5] The mountain is located 21 miles (34 km) west of Boulder in the Indian Peaks Wilderness, on land managed by Arapaho National Forest and Roosevelt National Forest. It is the second-highest summit in the wilderness and third-highest in Grand County. [3] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's east slope drains into headwaters of South St. Vrain Creek, whereas the west slope drains to Monarch Lake thence Lake Granby via Cascade and Arapaho creeks. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,840 feet (866 m) above Wheeler Basin in one mile (1.6 km) and 2,460 feet (750 m) above Triangle Lake in one-half mile. An ascent of the peak involves hiking 12.5 miles (20.1 km) (round trip) with 3,400 feet (1,036 m) of elevation gain. [8] The mountain was named by Ellsworth Bethel, [9] and the toponym was officially adopted in 1914 by the United States Board on Geographic Names. [4]
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. [10] 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. This climate supports the Fair Glacier in the peak's northwest cirque and the Isabelle Glacier on the northeast slope.
Established climbing routes on Apache Peak: [2]
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The Indian Peaks Wilderness is a 73,931 acre wilderness area in north central Colorado managed jointly by the United States Forest Service and the National Park Service within the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and small parts of the southern section of Rocky Mountain National Park. It includes over 50 lakes, 28 trails, and numerous glaciers. It was founded as a protected area by an act of Congress in 1978. It borders the James Peak Wilderness to the south, and straddles the Continental Divide. The area receives high visitation due to its proximity to the Denver metropolitan area.
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