Pagoda Mountain

Pagoda Mountain is a 13,497-foot-elevation (4,114-meter) mountain summit in Boulder County, Colorado, United States.

Pagoda Mountain
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation13,497 ft (4,114 m)[1][2]
Prominence410 ft (125 m)[3]
Parent peakLongs Peak (14,259 ft)[3][4]
Isolation0.71 mi (1.14 km)[3]
Coordinates40°14′57″N 105°37′35″W[5]
Geography
Pagoda Mountain is located in Colorado
Pagoda Mountain
Pagoda Mountain
Location in Colorado
Pagoda Mountain is located in the United States
Pagoda Mountain
Pagoda Mountain
Pagoda Mountain (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyBoulder County
Protected areaRocky Mountain National Park
Parent rangeRocky Mountains
Front Range
Topo mapUSGS Isolation Peak
Geology
Age of rockPrecambrian[6]
Type of rockGranite of Longs Peak batholith[7]
Biotite schist and gneiss[7]
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 3 scrambling[3]

Description

Pagoda Mountain is located one mile east of the Continental Divide in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains.[4] The mountain is situated within Rocky Mountain National Park and is the fifth-highest peak in Boulder County.[8] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's south slope drains to North St. Vrain Creek via Hunters Creek and the north slope drains to Glacier Creek which is a tributary of the Big Thompson River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,940 feet (590 meters) above Green Lake in one-half mile. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1911 by the United States Board on Geographic Names and is so named because the mountain's shape resembles a pagoda.[5]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Pagoda Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters and cool to warm summers.[9] 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
  • North aspect, from Mills Lake
    North aspect, from Mills Lake
  • North aspect, from Mills Lake
    North aspect, from Mills Lake
  • Longs Peak (left) and Pagoda Mountain (right)
    Longs Peak (left) and Pagoda Mountain (right)
  • Left to right: Mount Alice, Chiefs Head Peak (centered), Pagoda Mountain, Longs Peak, Mount Meeker. Southeast aspect viewed across Wild Basin.
    Left to right: Mount Alice, Chiefs Head Peak (centered), Pagoda Mountain, Longs Peak, Mount Meeker. Southeast aspect viewed across Wild Basin.
  • Pagoda Mountain centered
    Pagoda Mountain centered

References
  1. Robert M. Ormes (1992), Guide to the Colorado Mountains, Johnson Books, ISBN 9781555661946, p. 46.
  2. "Pagoda Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  3. "Pagoda Mountain - 13,488' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  4. "Pagoda Mountain, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  5. "Pagoda Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  6. Lexicon of Geologic Names of the United States (including Alaska). Part 2 (1936), U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 2227.
  7. Geologic map of the Estes Park 30' x 60' quadrangle, north-central Colorado, W.A. Braddock, U.S. Geological Survey, 1984.
  8. Boulder County CO Peaks List, listsofjohn.com, Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  9. 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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