Sayres Benchmark

Sayres Benchmark
Sayres Benchmark
	North face in winter
Highest point
Elevation	13,746 ft (4,190 m)
Prominence	968 ft (295 m)
Parent peak	La Plata Peak (14,343 ft)
Isolation	1.92 mi (3.09 km)
Coordinates	39°00′34″N106°29′52″W / 39.009374°N 106.497738°W
Geography
	Sayres Benchmark Location in Colorado Sayres Benchmark Sayres Benchmark (the United States)
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Chaffee
Protected area	Collegiate Peaks Wilderness
Parent range	Rocky Mountains ; Sawatch Range ; Collegiate Peaks
Topo map	USGS Mount Elbert
Climbing
Easiest route	class 2 hiking

Last updated December 20, 2024

Sayres Benchmark is a 13,746-foot-elevation (4,190-meter) mountain summit in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States.

Description

Sayres Benchmark is located three miles (4.8 km) east of the Continental Divide in the Collegiate Peaks which are a subset of the Sawatch Range. The mountain is set on the boundary of the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness on land managed by San Isabel National Forest.^[1] The highest peak in Colorado and the Rocky Mountains, Mount Elbert, is 7.46 miles (12.01 km) north-northeast of Sayres Benchmark, and the fifth-highest, La Plata Peak, is less than two miles to the northeast.^[2] Sayres ranks as the 130th-highest summit in Colorado.^[1] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's south slope drains into Clear Creek, whereas the north slope drains to Lake Creek, and both are tributaries of the Arkansas River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,950 feet (899 m) above North Fork Clear Creek in 1.5 miles (2.4 km). An ascent of Sayres involves 10 miles of hiking with 3,500-feet of elevation gain.^[3] In winter the peak offers excellent ski mountaineering on its rugged north face.^[4]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Sayres Benchmark is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.^[5] Due to its elevation, 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.

Gallery

North face
Southeast aspect
Sayres Benchmark in winter

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Sayres Benchmark - 13,746' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
1 2 3 "Sayres Benchmark, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
↑ Mike Garratt, Bob Martin (1984), Colorado's High Thirteeners, Johnson Books, ISBN 9780917895395, p. 39.
↑ Ben Conners, Brian Miller, Climbing and Skiing Colorado's Mountains: Over 50 Select Ski Descents, Rowman & Littlefield (2020), ISBN 9781493046737, p. 175.
↑ 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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[listsofjohn-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Sayres Benchmark - 13,746' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved July 11, 2023.

[pb-2] 1 2 3 "Sayres Benchmark, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved July 11, 2023.

[High13-3] Mike Garratt, Bob Martin (1984), Colorado's High Thirteeners, Johnson Books, ISBN 9780917895395, p. 39.

[4] Ben Conners, Brian Miller, Climbing and Skiing Colorado's Mountains: Over 50 Select Ski Descents, Rowman & Littlefield (2020), ISBN 9781493046737, p. 175.

[Peel-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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