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Cascade Mountain (Colorado)

Coordinates: 40°20′14″N 105°57′36″W / 40.3372947°N 105.9600288°W / 40.3372947; -105.9600288
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Cascade Mountain
East aspect, from Kawuneeche Valley
Highest point
Elevation12,326 ft (3,757 m)[1]
Prominence843 ft (257 m)[1]
Parent peakBowen Mountain (12,524 ft)[1]
Isolation2.01 mi (3.23 km)[1]
Coordinates40°20′14″N 105°57′36″W / 40.3372947°N 105.9600288°W / 40.3372947; -105.9600288[2]
Geography
Cascade Mountain is located in Colorado
Cascade Mountain
Cascade Mountain
Location in Colorado
Cascade Mountain is located in the United States
Cascade Mountain
Cascade Mountain
Cascade Mountain (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyGrand
Protected areaNever Summer Wilderness[3]
Parent rangeRocky Mountains
Never Summer Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Bowen Mountain
Geology
Rock agePaleoproterozoic[4]
Mountain typeFault block
Rock typeBiotite granofels[4]
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2 hiking[1]

Cascade Mountain is a 12,326-foot-elevation (3,757-meter) mountain summit in Grand County, Colorado, United States.

Description

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Cascade Mountain is part of the Never Summer Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.[5] The mountain is set in the Never Summer Wilderness on land managed by Arapaho National Forest. It is situated along the Continental Divide with the summit offset by less than one mile. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains to the nearby Colorado River via Willow Creek and Bowen Gulch. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,100 feet (945 meters) above Willow Creek in two miles (3.2 km) and 2,300 feet (701 meters) above Bowen Gulch in 1.5 miles (2.4 km). The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[2]

Climate

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According to the Köppen climate classification system, Cascade 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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Cascade Mountain - 12,326' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  2. ^ a b "Cascade Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  3. ^ "Cascade Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  4. ^ a b Preliminary Geologic Map of the Bowen Mountain 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, Grand and Jackson Counties, Colorado, James C. Cole, U.S. Geological Survey, 2011.
  5. ^ "Cascade Mountain, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  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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