Turret Peak (Colorado)

Turret Peak is a high peak of the Needle Mountains, a subrange of the San Juan Mountains in the southwestern part of the US State of Colorado. It rises on the east side of the Animas River, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southeast of Pigeon Peak. It is located in the Weminuche Wilderness, part of the San Juan National Forest.

Turret Peak
Turret Peak (left) and Pigeon Peak (behind, right)
Highest point
Elevation	13,841 ft (4,219 m)[1][2]
Prominence	735 ft (224 m)[2]
Parent peak	Pigeon Peak[2]
Isolation	0.50 mi (0.80 km)[2]
Coordinates	37°37′39″N 107°38′23″W[3]
Geography
Turret Peak Colorado
Location	La Plata County, Colorado, U.S.[3]
Parent range	San Juan Mountains, Needle Mountains[2]
Topo map(s)	USGS 7.5' topographic map Snowdon Peak, Colorado[3]

Turret Peak is the 89th highest independent peak in Colorado.^[4]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, the mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with 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.

Turret and Pigeon Peaks

See also

• Geology portal
• Geography portal
• Colorado portal
• Mountains portal

• 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