Purple Mountain (Colorado)

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Purple Mountain
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Northwest aspect, centered
(Peak 12781 to the right)
Highest point
Elevation 12,958 ft (3,950 m) [1] [2]
Prominence 1,172 ft (357 m) [3]
Parent peak Mount Owen (13,070 ft) [3]
Isolation 1.58 mi (2.54 km) [3]
Coordinates 38°59′30″N107°06′12″W / 38.9916511°N 107.1033702°W / 38.9916511; -107.1033702 [4]
Geography
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Purple Mountain
Location in Colorado
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Purple Mountain
Purple Mountain (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State Colorado
County Gunnison County
Protected area Raggeds Wilderness
Parent range Rocky Mountains
Elk Mountains
Ruby Range [1]
Topo map USGS Oh-be-joyful
Climbing
Easiest route class 2 hiking [3]
via Yule Pass [1]

Purple Mountain is a summit in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States.

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Description

Purple Mountain, elevation 12,958-feet (3,950 m), is situated in the Elk Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. [2] The peak is located 11 miles (18 km) northwest of the community of Crested Butte in the Raggeds Wilderness, on land managed by Gunnison National Forest and White River National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's east slope drains into headwaters of the Slate River; the southwest slope drains into Middle Anthracite Creek, thence North Fork Gunnison River; and the northwest slope drains into headwaters of Yule Creek which is a tributary of the Crystal River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,960 feet (902 m) above Middle Anthracite Creek in 1.2 mile (1.93 km). The landform's toponym was officially adopted on April 4, 1906, by the United States Board on Geographic Names. [4] This landform should not be confused with Purple Peak, five miles to the south.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Purple Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Scott Warren (2002), Exploring Colorado's Wild Areas, Mountaineers Books, ISBN   9780898867848, p. 139.
  2. 1 2 "Purple Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Purple Mountain - 12,956' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Purple Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  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.
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