Mount Mahler

Mount Mahler is a 12,497-foot-elevation (3,809-meter) mountain summit in Jackson County, Colorado, United States.

Mount Mahler
North aspect, from Lake Agnes
Highest point
Elevation	12,497 ft (3,809 m)[1]
Prominence	514 ft (157 m)[2]
Parent peak	Mount Richthofen (12,945 ft)[2]
Isolation	0.76 mi (1.22 km)[2]
Coordinates	40°28′18″N 105°54′32″W[1]
Naming
Etymology	Gustav Mahler
Geography
Mount Mahler Location in Colorado Show map of Colorado Mount Mahler Mount Mahler (the United States) Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Jackson
Protected area	Never Summer Wilderness[3]
Parent range	Rocky Mountains Never Summer Mountains
Topo map	USGS Mount Richthofen
Geology
Rock age	Miocene[4]
Rock type	Granodiorite[4]
Climbing
Easiest route	Scrambling class 3–4[5]

Description

Mount Mahler is the eighth-highest peak of the Never Summer Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.^[6] The mountain is situated on the northern boundary of the Never Summer Wilderness, on land managed by Routt National Forest.^[1] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of the Michigan River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,250 feet (690 meters) above Silver Creek in one mile (1.6 km) and 1,830 feet (560 meters) above Lake Agnes in 0.6 mile (0.97 km).

Etymology

The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on October 18, 2006, by the United States Board on Geographic Names to honor Gustav Mahler (1860–1911), Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer and conductor.^[1]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Mahler is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.^[7] 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

• Mountains of Jackson County, Colorado
• Mountains portal

Gallery

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  Nokhu Crags (left) and Mt. Mahler (right of center)
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  Mt. Mahler (center) and Braddock Peak (right)
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  The northern group of the Never Summer Mountains.
  Left to rightː Nokhu Crags, Mt. Richthofen, Mt. Mahler, Braddock Peak
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  North aspect of Mahler, from Lake Agnes
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  The northern group of the Never Summer Mountains viewed from Diamond Peaks. Left to rightː Nokhu Crags, Mt. Richthofen, Mt. Mahler, Braddock Peak