Thatchtop

Thatchtop
Thatchtop
	North aspect
Highest point
Elevation	12,668 ft (3,861 m)
Prominence	94 ft (29 m)
Parent peak	Powell Peak (13,176 ft)
Isolation	1.11 mi (1.79 km)
Coordinates	40°16′45″N105°39′11″W / 40.2791449°N 105.6530498°W
Geography
	Thatchtop Location in Colorado Thatchtop Thatchtop (the United States)
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Larimer
Protected area	Rocky Mountain National Park
Parent range	Rocky Mountains ; Front Range
Topo map	USGS McHenrys Peak
Geology
Rock age	Paleoproterozoic
Rock type	Biotite schist and gneiss
Climbing
Easiest route	class 2+

Last updated December 20, 2024

Thatchtop is a 12,668-foot-elevation (3,861-meter) mountain summit in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.^[4]

Description

Thatchtop is set one mile east of the Continental Divide in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is situated within Rocky Mountain National Park, approximately 10.5 miles (16.9 km) southwest of Estes Park. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of Glacier Creek which in turn is a tributary of the Big Thompson River. Topographic relief is significant with the summit rising 2,670 feet (810 meters) above Glacier Gorge in 0.75 mile (1.21 km).

Etymology

The mountain's descriptive name refers to the matted groundcover of the roof-shaped mountain.^[2] The landforms's toponym was officially adopted in 1932 by the United States Board on Geographic Names,^[7] although it appeared in publications as early as 1911 if not earlier.^[8] The Arapaho called the mountain "Buffalo Climb."^[9]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Thatchtop is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.^[10] 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

↑ Robert M. Ormes (2000), Guide to the Colorado Mountains, Colorado Mountain Club Press, ISBN 9780967146607, p. 43.
1 2 William Bright, Colorado Place Names, 2004, Johnson Books, ISBN 9781555663339, page 174.
1 2 3 4 "Thatchtop - 12,666' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
1 2 "Thatchtop". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved April 29, 2023.
↑ "Thatchtop, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
1 2 Geologic map of the Estes Park 30' x 60' quadrangle, north-central Colorado, W.A. Braddock, U.S. Geological Survey, 1984.
↑ Decisions of the United States Geographic Board No. 2, (June 30, 1932), US Government Printing Office, p. 8.
↑ Enos A. Mills (1911), The Spell of the Rockies, Houghton Mifflin, p. 341.
↑ Randi Minetor (2019), Historic Rocky Mountain National Park, Lyons Press, ISBN 9781493038770, p. 21.
↑ 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.

External links

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Thatchtop rock climbing: Mountainproject.com

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[1] Robert M. Ormes (2000), Guide to the Colorado Mountains, Colorado Mountain Club Press, ISBN 9780967146607, p. 43.

[Bright-2] 1 2 William Bright, Colorado Place Names, 2004, Johnson Books, ISBN 9781555663339, page 174.

[listsofjohn-3] 1 2 3 4 "Thatchtop - 12,666' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.

[gnis-4] 1 2 "Thatchtop". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved April 29, 2023.

[pb-5] "Thatchtop, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.

[usgs-6] 1 2 Geologic map of the Estes Park 30' x 60' quadrangle, north-central Colorado, W.A. Braddock, U.S. Geological Survey, 1984.

[7] Decisions of the United States Geographic Board No. 2, (June 30, 1932), US Government Printing Office, p. 8.

[8] Enos A. Mills (1911), The Spell of the Rockies, Houghton Mifflin, p. 341.

[9] Randi Minetor (2019), Historic Rocky Mountain National Park, Lyons Press, ISBN 9781493038770, p. 21.

[Peel-10] 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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