Sharkstooth Peak

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Sharkstooth Peak
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East aspect
Highest point
Elevation 12,468 ft (3,800 m) [1]
Prominence 526 ft (160 m) [2]
Parent peak Lavender Peak (13,233 ft) [3]
Isolation 0.91 mi (1.46 km) [2]
Coordinates 37°27′35″N108°04′23″W / 37.4598078°N 108.0729727°W / 37.4598078; -108.0729727 [1]
Geography
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Sharkstooth Peak
Location in Colorado
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Sharkstooth Peak
Sharkstooth Peak (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State Colorado
County Montezuma
Parent range Rocky Mountains
San Juan Mountains
La Plata Mountains [2]
Topo map USGS La Plata [1]
Climbing
Easiest route class 2+ [3]

Sharkstooth Peak is a 12,468-foot-elevation (3,800-meter) mountain summit in Montezuma County, Colorado. [1]

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Description

Sharkstooth Peak is located 17 miles (27 km) northwest of the community of Durango on land managed by San Juan National Forest. It is situated in the La Plata Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains to the Mancos River and the other slopes drain into Bear Creek which is a tributary of the Dolores River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,300 feet (700 meters) above Bear Creek in one mile (1.6 km). Neighbors include Centennial Peak, 0.91 miles (1.46 km) to the south-southwest, Lavender Peak, 1.35 miles (2.17 km) to the south-southwest, and Hesperus Mountain 1.36 miles (2.19 km) to the southwest. [2] The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names. [1]

Historical names

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Sharkstooth Peak has an alpine climate with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. [4] 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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Sharkstooth Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Sharkstooth Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Sharkstooth Peak - 12,462' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  4. ↑ 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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