United States Mountain

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United States Mountain
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Northeast aspect, from Camp Bird Road
Highest point
Elevation 13,036 ft (3,973 m) [1]
Prominence 156 ft (48 m) [1]
Parent peak Chicago Peak (13,385 ft) [2]
Isolation 0.95 mi (1.53 km) [2]
Coordinates 37°57′24″N107°44′20″W / 37.9565533°N 107.7390025°W / 37.9565533; -107.7390025 [3]
Geography
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United States Mountain
Location in Colorado
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United States Mountain
United States Mountain (the United States)
Location Ouray County
Colorado, US
Parent range Rocky Mountains
San Juan Mountains
Sneffels Range [1]
Topo map USGS Ironton

United States Mountain is a 13,036-foot-elevation (3,973-meter) mountain summit located in Ouray County of southwest Colorado, United States. [3] It is situated six miles southwest of the community of Ouray, on land managed by Uncompahgre National Forest. It is part of the Sneffels Range which is a subset of the San Juan Mountains, which in turn is part of the Rocky Mountains. It is set west of the Continental Divide, 2.3 miles south of Potosi Peak, and 2.5 miles southeast of Stony Mountain. Recreation enthusiasts heading for Yankee Boy Basin traverse below the northern base of the mountain. Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises 3,300 feet (1,000 meters) above the Camp Bird Mine in approximately one mile. Mining activity in the immediate area produced significant amounts of gold and silver. [4] The Hidden Treasure Mine is a gold mine located on the south slope at 11,759-feet elevation. [5]

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Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, United States Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. [6] 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. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Canyon Creek which is a tributary of the Uncompahgre River.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "United States Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com.
  2. 1 2 "United States Mountain". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  3. 1 2 "United States Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  4. Camp Bird Mine, Ouray, Sneffels District (Mount Sneffels District), Ouray Co., Colorado, USA
  5. Hidden Treasure, Westernmininghistory.com
  6. Peel, M.C.; Finlayson, B.L. & McMahon, T.A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences . 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2025-11-07.