Cooper Mountain (Colorado)

Cooper Mountain
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation	12,782 ft (3,896 m) [1]
Prominence	172 ft (52 m) [2]
Parent peak	Ruby Mountain (13,277 ft) [2]
Isolation	0.80 mi (1.29 km) [2]
Coordinates	39°36′45″N105°49′39″W / 39.61250°N 105.82750°W / 39.61250; -105.82750 [1]
Geography
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Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Summit County
Protected area	White River National Forest
Parent range	Rocky Mountains Front Range
Topo map	USGS Montezuma
Climbing
Easiest route	class 2 [2]

Cooper Mountain is a mountain east of Dillon in Summit County, Colorado. Grays Peak lies northeast of Cooper Mountain and Lenawee Mountain is located northwest.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Cooper Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. ^[3] 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. Climbers can expect afternoon rain, hail, and lightning from the seasonal monsoon in late July and August.

References

1. "Cooper Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2018-01-15.
2. "Cooper Mountain - 12,792' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
3. Peel, M.C.; Finlayson, B.L. & McMahon, T.A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences . 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2025-11-07.