Cinnamon Mountain

Cinnamon Mountain is a 13,336-foot-elevation (4,065-meter) summit in San Juan County, Colorado, United States.

Cinnamon Mountain
West aspect
Highest point
Elevation	13,336 ft (4,065 m)[1]
Prominence	293 ft (89 m)[1]
Parent peak	Handies Peak (14,048 ft)[2]
Isolation	1.08 mi (1.74 km)[1]
Coordinates	37°55′47″N 107°32′45″W[3]
Geography
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Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	San Juan
Parent range	Rocky Mountains San Juan Mountains[4]
Topo map	USGS Handies Peak
Climbing
Easiest route	class 2[1]

Description

Cinnamon Mountain is located 10.5 miles (16.9 km) northeast of the community of Silverton and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Animas Forks, on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management.^[5] Cinnamon is situated seven miles (11 km) west of the Continental Divide in the San Juan Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the Animas River and topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 2,400 feet (730 meters) above the river in one mile (1.6 km). Access to the mountain is via the Alpine Loop Back Country Byway at Cinnamon Pass. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.^[3]

Northeast aspect of Cinnamon Mountain viewed from Cinnamon Pass

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Cinnamon Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with 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. Hikers can expect afternoon rain, hail, and lightning from the seasonal monsoon in late July and August.

See also

• Mountains portal
• Mountains of San Juan County, Colorado
• Thirteener