Greenhalgh Mountain

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Greenhalgh Mountain
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South-southwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation 13,220 ft (4,029 m) [1]
Prominence 420 ft (128 m) [2]
Parent peak Sheep Mountain (13,304 ft) [2]
Isolation 0.74 mi (1.19 km) [2]
Coordinates 37°47′06″N107°30′15″W / 37.7850429°N 107.5042566°W / 37.7850429; -107.5042566 [3]
Geography
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Greenhalgh Mountain
Location in Colorado
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Greenhalgh Mountain
Greenhalgh Mountain (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State Colorado
County San Juan County
Parent range Rocky Mountains
San Juan Mountains [4]
Topo map USGS Howardsville
Climbing
Easiest route class 2 hiking [2]

Greenhalgh Mountain is a 13,220-foot-elevation (4,030-meter) mountain summit in San Juan County, Colorado, United States.

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Description

Greenhalgh Mountain is located nine miles (14 km) east-southeast of the community of Silverton, on land managed by Rio Grande National Forest. It is situated less than three miles (4.8 km) east of the Continental Divide in the San Juan Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of the Rio Grande and topographic relief is modest as the summit rises 2,400 feet (730 meters) above the river in 1.25 mile (2 km). Neighbors include Sheep Mountain, 0.79 miles (1.27 km) to the west and Canby Mountain, 2.49 miles (4.01 km) to the northwest. [4] The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, [3] and was recorded in publications as early as 1906. [5]

Sheep Mountain and Greenhalgh Mountain (right) Sheep Mountain and Greenhalgh Mountain.jpg
Sheep Mountain and Greenhalgh Mountain (right)

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Greenhalgh Mountain 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.

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References

  1. ↑ Robert M. Ormes (2000), Guide to the Colorado Mountains, Colorado Mountain Club Press, ISBN   9780967146607, p. 286.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Greenhalgh Mountain - 13,228' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Greenhalgh Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Greenhalgh Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  5. ↑ Henry Gannett, United States Geological Survey (1906), A Gazetteer of Colorado, US Government Printing Office, p. 80.
  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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