Gilpin Peak

Gilpin Peak is a high mountain summit in the Sneffels Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,700-foot (4,176 m) thirteener is located in the Mount Sneffels Wilderness of Uncompahgre National Forest, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-northeast (bearing 23°) of the Town of Telluride, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide between Ouray County and San Miguel County.^[1][2][3] Gilpin Peak was named in honor of William Gilpin, the first Governor of the Territory of Colorado.^[4]

Gilpin Peak seen from summit of Mt. Sneffels

Gilpin Peak
Gilpin Peak and Wright Lake
Highest point
Elevation	13,700 ft (4,176 m)[1][2]
Prominence	720 ft (219 m)[2]
Parent peak	Mount Sneffels[2]
Isolation	1.20 mi (1.93 km)[2]
Coordinates	37°59′12″N 107°47′35″W[3]
Naming
Etymology	William Gilpin
Geography
Gilpin Peak Colorado
Location	Ouray and San Miguel counties, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent range	San Juan Mountains, Sneffels Range[2]
Topo map(s)	USGS 7.5' topographic map Grays Peak, Colorado[3]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Gilpin Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.^[5] 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 tributaries of the San Miguel and the Uncompahgre Rivers.

Mt. Emma (left) and Gilpin Peak (right)

See also

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• Colorado portal
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• List of Colorado mountain ranges
• List of Colorado mountain summits
  • List of Colorado fourteeners
  • List of Colorado 4000 meter prominent summits
  • List of the most prominent summits of Colorado
• List of Colorado county high points

Gilpin Peak, NNE aspect