Square Top Mountain
Mountain in the state of Colorado From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Square Top Mountain is a 13,794-foot (4,204 m) mountain summit in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.
| Square Top Mountain | |
|---|---|
 East aspect in winter | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,794 ft (4,204 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 794 ft (242 m)[2] |
| Parent peak | Mount Edwards (13,856 ft)[3] |
| Isolation | 3.39 mi (5.46 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 39°35′33″N 105°45′50″W[4] |
| Geography | |
  Square Top Mountain Location in Colorado  Square Top Mountain Square Top Mountain (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Clear Creek County |
| Parent range | Rocky Mountains Front Range |
| Topo map | USGS Montezuma |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hiking class 2[3] |
Description
Square Top Mountain is set approximately one mile (1.6 km) east of the Continental Divide in the Front Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.[2] The mountain is located 42 miles (68 km) west-southwest of Denver and three miles (4.8 km) west of Guanella Pass on land managed by Arapaho National Forest and Pike National Forest. It ranks as the 111th-highest peak in Colorado.[3] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's north slope drains into South Clear Creek and the south slope drains to Geneva Creek. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,700 feet (1,128 m) above Geneva Creek in two miles (3.2 km) and 2,600 feet (792 m) above Smelter Gulch in one mile (1.6 km). An ascent of the peak involves hiking seven miles (11 km) with 2,400 feet (732 m) of elevation gain from Guanella Pass via the Square Top Lakes Trail.[1][5] The mountain's descriptive toponym was officially adopted on June 7, 1933, by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[4] Prior to that it was also called Lewis Mountain or Mt. Lewis.[4]
Climate
Summarize
Perspective
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Square Top 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.
| Climate data for Square Top Mountain 39.5947 N, 105.7587 W, Elevation: 13,409 ft (4,087 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 19.6 (−6.9) |
18.6 (−7.4) |
25.3 (−3.7) |
32.6 (0.3) |
40.9 (4.9) |
51.5 (10.8) |
57.6 (14.2) |
55.0 (12.8) |
48.8 (9.3) |
37.7 (3.2) |
26.5 (−3.1) |
19.9 (−6.7) |
36.2 (2.3) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 9.4 (−12.6) |
8.5 (−13.1) |
14.2 (−9.9) |
20.2 (−6.6) |
28.9 (−1.7) |
38.9 (3.8) |
45.2 (7.3) |
43.3 (6.3) |
37.0 (2.8) |
26.6 (−3.0) |
16.6 (−8.6) |
9.9 (−12.3) |
24.9 (−4.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | −0.8 (−18.2) |
−1.6 (−18.7) |
3.0 (−16.1) |
7.7 (−13.5) |
16.8 (−8.4) |
26.4 (−3.1) |
32.8 (0.4) |
31.5 (−0.3) |
25.2 (−3.8) |
15.6 (−9.1) |
6.7 (−14.1) |
−0.2 (−17.9) |
13.6 (−10.2) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.86 (73) |
2.88 (73) |
3.09 (78) |
3.56 (90) |
2.92 (74) |
1.65 (42) |
2.76 (70) |
2.61 (66) |
1.93 (49) |
2.09 (53) |
2.47 (63) |
2.67 (68) |
31.49 (799) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[7] | |||||||||||||
Gallery
East aspect of Square Top from Mount Bierstadt
East aspect
Square Top viewed from Dillon Reservoir
Square Top from Mt. Evans
See also
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