Engineer Mountain

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Engineer Mountain
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Southeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation 12,968 ft (3,953 m) [1]
Prominence 1,408 ft (429 m) [1]
Parent peak Rolling Mountain (13,693 ft) [2]
Isolation 4.74 mi (7.63 km) [2]
Coordinates 37°41′57″N107°48′24″W / 37.6992257°N 107.8067202°W / 37.6992257; -107.8067202 [3]
Geography
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Engineer Mountain
Location in Colorado
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Engineer Mountain
Engineer Mountain (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State Colorado
County San Juan
Protected area San Juan National Forest
Parent range Rocky Mountains
San Juan Mountains
Topo map USGS Engineer Mountain
Geology
Rock age Tertiary [4]
Rock type(s) Quartz trachyte, Cutler Formation [4]
Climbing
Easiest route class 3 scramble [2] Northeast Ridge

Engineer Mountain is a 12,968-foot-elevation (3,953-meter) mountain summit located in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. [3] It is part of the San Juan Mountains range which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains, and is west of the Continental Divide. Engineer Mountain is a prominent landmark set 1.5 mile immediately west of Coal Bank Pass, and is visible from multiple viewpoints along Highway 550, making it one of the most photographed mountains in the San Juans. [5] It is situated 11 miles southwest of the community of Silverton, on land managed by San Juan National Forest. Topographic relief is significant as the southwest aspect rises 3,800 feet (1,200 meters) above Cascade Creek in approximately two miles. Neighbors include Snowdon Peak seven miles to the east, and Twilight Peak, five miles to the southeast.

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Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Engineer Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. [6] 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. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Animas River.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Engineer Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com.
  2. 1 2 3 "Engineer Mountain - 12,968' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  3. 1 2 "Engineer Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  4. 1 2 Description of the Engineer Mountain Quadrangle, Whitman Cross, USGS, 1910, Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  5. ↑ J. D. Tanner, Emily Ressler-Tanner, Hiking the Four Corners: A Guide to the Area's Greatest Hiking Adventures, 2015, Falcon Guides, ISBN   9781493014637, page 45.
  6. ↑ 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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