Pagoda Mountain

Pagoda Mountain is a 13,497-foot-elevation (4,114-meter) mountain summit in Boulder County, Colorado, United States.

Pagoda Mountain
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation	13,497 ft (4,114 m)[1][2]
Prominence	410 ft (125 m)[3]
Parent peak	Longs Peak (14,259 ft)[3][4]
Isolation	0.71 mi (1.14 km)[3]
Coordinates	40°14′57″N 105°37′35″W[5]
Geography
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Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Boulder County
Protected area	Rocky Mountain National Park
Parent range	Rocky Mountains Front Range
Topo map	USGS Isolation Peak
Geology
Rock age	Precambrian[6]
Rock type(s)	Granite of Longs Peak batholith[7] Biotite schist and gneiss[7]
Climbing
Easiest route	class 3 scrambling[3]

Description

Pagoda Mountain is located one mile east of the Continental Divide in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains.^[4] The mountain is situated within Rocky Mountain National Park and is the fifth-highest peak in Boulder County.^[8] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's south slope drains to North St. Vrain Creek via Hunters Creek and the north slope drains to Glacier Creek which is a tributary of the Big Thompson River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,940 feet (590 meters) above Green Lake in one-half mile. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1911 by the United States Board on Geographic Names and is so named because the mountain's shape resembles a pagoda.^[5]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Pagoda Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters and cool to warm summers.^[9] 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

• List of peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park
• Mountains of Boulder County, Colorado
• Thirteener
• Mountains portal

Gallery

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  North aspect, from Mills Lake
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  North aspect, from Mills Lake
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  Longs Peak (left) and Pagoda Mountain (right)
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  Left to right: Mount Alice, Chiefs Head Peak (centered), Pagoda Mountain, Longs Peak, Mount Meeker. Southeast aspect viewed across Wild Basin.
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  Pagoda Mountain centered