Notch Mountain

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Notch Mountain
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Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation 13,243 ft (4,036 m) [1]
Prominence 198 ft (60 m) [1]
Isolation 0.91 mi (1.46 km) [1]
Coordinates 39°28′39″N106°27′37″W / 39.4773805°N 106.4604033°W / 39.4773805; -106.4604033 [2]
Geography
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Notch Mountain
Location in Colorado
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Notch Mountain
Notch Mountain (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State Colorado
County Eagle
Protected area Holy Cross Wilderness
Parent range Rocky Mountains
Sawatch Range [3]
Topo map USGS Mount of the Holy Cross
Climbing
Easiest route class 2 hiking [1]

Notch Mountain is a 13,243-foot-elevation (4,036-meter) summit in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. [2]

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Description

Notch Mountain is set in the Sawatch Range and is located in the Holy Cross Wilderness, on land managed by White River National Forest. [1] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's east slope drains into Fall Creek and the west slope drains to Cross Creek which are both tributaries of the Eagle River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 1,800 feet (549 m) above Lake Patricia in one-half mile (0.8 km) and over 3,500 feet (1,067 m) above Cross Creek in 1.7 mile (2.7 km). The Notch Mountain Trail covers 5.3 miles (8.5 km) and gains 2,930 feet of elevation as it leads to the iconic viewpoint of Mount of the Holy Cross. [4]

History

Mount of the Holy Cross in 1873 seen from Notch Mountain, by William Henry Jackson Mountain of the Holy Cross, Colorado - NARA - 517691.jpg
Mount of the Holy Cross in 1873 seen from Notch Mountain, by William Henry Jackson

Word of the enormous white cross of snow on Mount of the Holy Cross was first published in 1869 and the historic first photograph of the mountain was taken by William Henry Jackson from Notch Mountain on August 24, 1873, with the assistance of a survey party who carried the heavy photographic equipment. [4] [5] In 1874, Thomas Moran sketched Mount of the Holy Cross from the top of Notch Mountain, then later created an oil painting from the sketch. [6] This led to the mountain becoming well-known, and from the late 1920s to the late 1930s people were making frequent pilgrimages to Notch Mountain to see the famous snowy cross on the northeast face of the neighboring mountain. A stone shelter was built on Notch Mountain in 1924 to protect these hundreds of visitors during storms. The shelter is on the National Register of Historic Places in Eagle County, Colorado. 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, Notch 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Notch Mountain - 13,243' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Notch Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Notch Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Outdoor Books and Maps (1998), Best of Western Colorado Hiking Trails, ISBN   0-930657-17-9, p. 32.
  5. ↑ Dean Knudsen, A Legendary Mountain, National Park Service
  6. ↑ Thurman Wilkins (1998), Thomas Moran: Artist of the Mountains, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 140.
  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 (5): 1633. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . ISSN   1027-5606. S2CID   9654551.
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