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Gladstone Peak

Coordinates: 37°50′43″N 107°59′02″W / 37.8452718°N 107.9839578°W / 37.8452718; -107.9839578
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Gladstone Peak
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation13,919 ft (4,243 m)[1][2]
Prominence713 ft (217 m)[2]
Isolation0.59 mi (0.95 km)[2]
Coordinates37°50′43″N 107°59′02″W / 37.8452718°N 107.9839578°W / 37.8452718; -107.9839578[3]
Geography
Gladstone Peak is located in Colorado
Gladstone Peak
Gladstone Peak
LocationDolores and San Miguel counties, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent rangeSan Miguel Mountains[2]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Mount Wilson, Colorado[3]

Gladstone Peak is a high mountain summit in the San Miguel Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,919-foot (4,243 m) thirteener is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness, 11.2 miles (18.0 km) southwest by west (bearing 234°) of the Town of Telluride, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating San Juan National Forest and Dolores County from Uncompahgre National Forest and San Miguel County.[1][2][3] The mountain was named in honor of British Prime Minister William Gladstone.

Climate

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According to the Köppen climate classification system, the mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone 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

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References

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  1. ^ a b The elevation of Gladstone Peak includes an adjustment of +1.908 m (+6.26 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Gladstone Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "Gladstone Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  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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