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2 Climate  





3 See also  





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Coordinates: 39°2604N 106°0652W / 39.4344319°N 106.1144652°W / 39.4344319; -106.1144652
 

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Crystal Peak
Crystal Peak viewed from Peak 8
Highest point
Elevation13,859 ft (4,224 m)[1][2]
Prominence632 ft (193 m)[2]
Isolation0.91 mi (1.46 km)[2]
Coordinates39°26′04N 106°06′52W / 39.4344319°N 106.1144652°W / 39.4344319; -106.1144652[3]
Geography
Crystal Peak is located in Colorado
Crystal Peak

Crystal Peak

Colorado

LocationSummit County, Colorado, U.S.[3]
Parent rangeTenmile Range[2]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Breckenridge, Colorado[3]
Climbing
Easiest routeClass 2

Crystal Peak is a high mountain summit in the Tenmile Range of the Rocky MountainsofNorth America. The 13,859-foot (4,224 m) thirteener is in White River National Forest, 5.9 miles (9.5 km) southwest (bearing 220°) of the Town of BreckenridgeinSummit County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3]

Approach routes[edit]

Most climbers approach Crystal Peak from the east, in particular via the Crystal Lakes basin. This approach, a pleasant hike, follows jeep trails until treeline and Lower Crystal Lake. Four-wheel-drive vehicles can generally make it this far. A trail on the lake's north side takes climbers to Upper Crystal Lake, where gentle scree slopes provide access to the ridges north of the summit.[citation needed]

Crystal Peak (left) and line parent Pacific Peak

Climate[edit]

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.[4] 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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b The elevation of Crystal Peak includes an adjustment of +1.996 m (+6.55 ft) from NGVD 29toNAVD 88.
  • ^ a b c d e "Crystal Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  • ^ a b c d "Crystal Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  • ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
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