Crater Peak (Colorado)

Crater Peak
Crater Peak
	Crater Peak Colorado
Highest point
Elevation	11,333 ft (3,454 m)
Prominence	2,307 ft (703 m)
Isolation	17.98 mi (28.94 km)
Listing	Colorado prominent summits; Colorado range high points
Coordinates	39°02′23″N 107°39′46″W
Geography
Location	Delta County, Colorado, U.S.
Parent range	Highest summit of Grand Mesa
Topo map(s)	USGS 7.5' topographic map; Chalk Mountain, Colorado
Climbing
Easiest route	hike

Crater Peak is the highest summit of Grand Mesa in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 11,333-foot (3,454 m) peak is located on the drainage divide separating Grand Mesa National Forest and Gunnison National Forest, 12.3 miles (19.8 km) north-northwest (bearing 342°) of the Town of Paonia in Delta County, Colorado, United States.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

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Climate data for Crater Peak 39.0480 N, 107.6844 W, Elevation: 10,971 ft (3,344 m) (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	25.8 (−3.4)	27.6 (−2.4)	34.9 (1.6)	40.0 (4.4)	48.9 (9.4)	60.2 (15.7)	66.2 (19.0)	64.0 (17.8)	57.0 (13.9)	45.8 (7.7)	33.8 (1.0)	25.6 (−3.6)	44.2 (6.8)
Daily mean °F (°C)	13.9 (−10.1)	15.2 (−9.3)	21.6 (−5.8)	27.2 (−2.7)	36.2 (2.3)	46.2 (7.9)	52.7 (11.5)	50.8 (10.4)	44.0 (6.7)	33.5 (0.8)	22.1 (−5.5)	14.1 (−9.9)	31.5 (−0.3)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	2.0 (−16.7)	2.8 (−16.2)	8.3 (−13.2)	14.5 (−9.7)	23.5 (−4.7)	32.3 (0.2)	39.2 (4.0)	37.5 (3.1)	31.0 (−0.6)	21.3 (−5.9)	10.4 (−12.0)	2.7 (−16.3)	18.8 (−7.3)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	4.34 (110)	4.63 (118)	4.33 (110)	4.11 (104)	3.07 (78)	1.40 (36)	2.85 (72)	2.86 (73)	3.47 (88)	3.92 (100)	3.88 (99)	4.54 (115)	43.4 (1,103)
Source: PRISM Climate Group^[5]

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