Lulu Mountain

Lulu Mountain
Lulu Mountain
	Northwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation	12,217 ft (3,724 m)
Prominence	887 ft (270 m)
Parent peak	Mount Richthofen (12,945 ft)
Isolation	1.63 mi (2.62 km)
Coordinates	40°28′48″N105°51′45″W / 40.4801235°N 105.8625004°W
Geography
	Lulu Mountain Location in Colorado Lulu Mountain Lulu Mountain (the United States)
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Grand County / Jackson County
Protected area	Rocky Mountain National Park
Parent range	Rocky Mountains ; Never Summer Mountains
Topo map	USGS Fall River Pass
Geology
Age of rock	Oligocene
Type of rock	Andesite breccia
Climbing
Easiest route	class 2 via Thunder Pass

Last updated July 05, 2023

Lulu Mountain is a 12,217-foot-elevation (3,724-meter) summit in Colorado, United States.

Description

Lulu Mountain is situated on the Continental Divide along the boundary shared by Grand County and Jackson County. It is the 20th-highest peak of the Never Summer Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.^[5] The mountain is situated on the boundary that Rocky Mountain National Park shares with Medicine Bow–Routt National Forest.^[6] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's north slope drains into the headwaters of the Michigan River, whereas the south slope drains into headwaters of the Colorado River except for a portion which is diverted by the Grand Ditch. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,600 feet (790 meters) above the Colorado River in 1.75 miles (2.82 km) and 1,400 feet (430 meters) above the Michigan River in one-half mile (0.8 km).

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Lulu Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.^[7] 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.

Etymology

The mountain is immediately north of the mining boom town of Lulu City that sprang up in 1880 and was abandoned by 1886. The town was built primarily by the Middle Park and Grand River Land Improvement Company which was backed by Benjamin Franklin Burnett of Fort Collins. The town was named by Burnett for his daughter, Lulu, who was considered quite beautiful in her youth.^[8]^[9] At the recommendation of the US Forest Service, the mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1929 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.^[2]

Geology

Lulu Mountain is a remnant of a volcano which erupted approximately 28 million years ago.^[4] The rock is composed of andesite breccia.

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References

1 2 3 4 "Lulu Mountain - 12,217' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
1 2 "Lulu Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2023-06-11.
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.
1 2 Lisa Foster (2005), Rocky Mountain National Park: The Complete Hiking Guide, Westcliffe Publishers, ISBN 9781565795501, p. 332.
↑ "Lulu Mountain, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2023-06-11.
↑ "Lulu Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
↑ 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.
↑ Perry, Phyllis J. (2008). Rocky Mountain National Park. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-6251-7157-3.
↑ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 33.

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[listsofjohn-1] 1 2 3 4 "Lulu Mountain - 12,217' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-06-11.

[gnis-2] 1 2 "Lulu Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2023-06-11.

[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.

[Foster-4] 1 2 Lisa Foster (2005), Rocky Mountain National Park: The Complete Hiking Guide, Westcliffe Publishers, ISBN 9781565795501, p. 332.

[peakvisor-5] "Lulu Mountain, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2023-06-11.

[pb-6] "Lulu Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-06-11.

[Peel-7] 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.

[8] Perry, Phyllis J. (2008). Rocky Mountain National Park. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-6251-7157-3.

[9] Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 33.

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