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Sunshine Mountain (Hinsdale County, Colorado)

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Sunshine Mountain
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East aspect
Highest point
Elevation 13,329 ft (4,063 m) [1]
Prominence 1,088 ft (332 m) [1]
Parent peak Handies Peak (14,048 ft) [2]
Isolation 2.46 mi (3.96 km) [1]
Coordinates 38°00′04″N107°30′43″W / 38.0011143°N 107.5118432°W / 38.0011143; -107.5118432 [3]
Geography
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Sunshine Mountain
Location in Colorado
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Sunshine Mountain
Sunshine Mountain (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State Colorado
County Hinsdale
Parent range Rocky Mountains
San Juan Mountains [4]
Topo map USGS Wetterhorn Peak [3]
Climbing
Easiest route class 2 [1]

Sunshine Mountain is a 13,329-foot-elevation (4,063-meter) summit in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States.

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Description

Sunshine Mountain is set west of the Continental Divide in the San Juan Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. It is located nine miles (14 km) east of the community of Ouray and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west of ghost town Capitol City on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management. [5] Sunshine Mountain is the highest point of the American Flats Wilderness Study Area. [1] [2] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Henson Creek which is part of the Gunnison River watershed. [4] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,500 feet (1,100 meters) above Henson Creek in two miles (3.2 km). Access to the mountain is via the Alpine Loop Back Country Byway. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names. [3] This Sunshine Mountain should not be confused with Sunshine Mountain in San Miguel County, nor Sunshine Peak in Hinsdale County.

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Sunshine Mountain

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Sunshine Mountain 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. Hikers can expect afternoon rain, hail, and lightning from the seasonal monsoon in late July and August.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sunshine Mountain - 13,329' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Sunshine Mountain, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Sunshine Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Sunshine Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  5. ↑ BLM Ownership map, Montrose, Colorado, blm.gov
  6. ↑ 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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