Green Knoll

Green Knoll
Green Knoll
	Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation	12,297 ft (3,748 m)
Prominence	193 ft (59 m)
Parent peak	Mount Nimbus (12,721 ft)
Isolation	0.80 mi (1.29 km)
Coordinates	40°23′10″N105°53′48″W / 40.3861213°N 105.8967977°W
Geography
	Green Knoll Location in Colorado Green Knoll Green Knoll (the United States)
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Grand County
Protected area	Rocky Mountain National Park
Parent range	Rocky Mountains ; Never Summer Mountains
Topo map	USGS Mount Richthofen
Geology
Age of rock	Proterozoic
Type of rock	Biotite, Gneiss
Climbing
Easiest route	class 2 Southeast slope

Last updated August 23, 2024

Green Knoll is a 12,297-foot-elevation (3,748-meter) mountain summit in Grand County, Colorado, United States.

Description

Green Knoll is the 17th-highest peak of the Never Summer Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.^[5] The mountain is situated at the western boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park and is visible from Trail Ridge Road within the park. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains to the Colorado River except for a portion which is diverted by the Grand Ditch. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,400 feet (1,036 meters) above the Kawuneeche Valley in 2.25 miles (3.62 km) and 1,300 feet (396 meters) above Red Gulch in one-half mile. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.^[2]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Green Knoll is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with 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.

Gallery

East aspect
Green Knoll (left), Mount Stratus (center), Mount Nimbus (right).
Baker Mountain (left), Mount Stratus (center), Green Knoll (right)

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References

1 2 3 4 5 "Green Knoll - 12,297' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
1 2 "Green Knoll". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-08-09.
1 2 Geologic map of the Mount Richthofen quadrangle and the western part of the Fall River Pass quadrangle, Grand and Jackson Counties, Colorado, J.M. O'Neill, U.S. Geological Survey, 1981.
↑ Lisa Foster (2005), Rocky Mountain National Park: The Complete Hiking Guide, Westcliffe Publishers, ISBN 9781565795501, p. 343.
↑ "Green Knoll, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2024-08-09.
↑ 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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[listsofjohn-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Green Knoll - 12,297' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-08-09.

[gnis-2] 1 2 "Green Knoll". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-08-09.

[usgs-3] 1 2 Geologic map of the Mount Richthofen quadrangle and the western part of the Fall River Pass quadrangle, Grand and Jackson Counties, Colorado, J.M. O'Neill, U.S. Geological Survey, 1981.

[4] Lisa Foster (2005), Rocky Mountain National Park: The Complete Hiking Guide, Westcliffe Publishers, ISBN 9781565795501, p. 343.

[peakvisor-5] "Green Knoll, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2024-08-09.

[Peel-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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