Niagara Peak

Niagara Peak
North face
Highest point
Elevation	13,812 ft (4,210 m) [1] [2]
Prominence	567 ft (173 m) [3]
Isolation	0.63 mi (1.01 km) [3]
Coordinates	37°53′21″N107°32′01″W / 37.8892927°N 107.5335123°W / 37.8892927; -107.5335123 [1]
Geography
Niagara Peak Colorado
Location	Hinsdale and San Juan counties, Colorado, U.S. [4]
Parent range	San Juan Mountains [3]
Topo map(s)	USGS 7.5' topographic map Handies Peak, Colorado [1]

Niagara Peak is a high mountain summit in the San Juan Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains System, in southwestern Colorado.

The 13,812-foot (4,210 m) thirteener is located 8.9 miles (14.4 km) northeast by east (bearing 53°) of the Town of Silverton, on the Continental Divide between Hinsdale and San Juan counties. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Niagara Peak has an alpine climate with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. ^[5] 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.

See also

• List of Colorado mountain summits
• List of the most prominent summits of Colorado
• List of Colorado county high points

Gallery

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  North aspect
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  North face, upper left corner
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  Niagara Peak to right of center.

References

1. "NIAGARA". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce . Retrieved November 4, 2014.
2. The elevation of Niagara Peak includes an adjustment of +1.942 m (+6.37 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
3. "Niagara Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
4. "Niagara Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved November 4, 2014.
5. 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.