Boreas Mountain (Colorado)

Boreas Mountain is a 13,082-foot (3,987 m) mountain summit in Park County, Colorado, United States.

Boreas Mountain
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation13,082 ft (3,987 m)[1][2]
Prominence916 ft (279 m)[3]
Parent peakBald Mountain (13,690 ft)[3]
Isolation2.88 mi (4.63 km)[3]
Coordinates39°24′22″N 105°56′55″W / 39.4061136°N 105.9486366°W / 39.4061136; -105.9486366[4]
Naming
EtymologyBoreas, Boreas Pass
Geography
Boreas Mountain is located in Colorado
Boreas Mountain
Boreas Mountain
Location in Colorado
Boreas Mountain is located in the United States
Boreas Mountain
Boreas Mountain
Boreas Mountain (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyPark
Protected areaPike National Forest[3]
Parent rangeRocky Mountains
Front Range[1]
Topo mapUSGS Boreas Pass
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking class 2[3]

Description

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Boreas Mountain is set one-half mile east of the Continental Divide in the Front Range, which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is located seven miles (11 km) southeast of the community of Breckenridge and one mile (1.6 km) east-southeast of Boreas Pass, on land managed by Pike National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of Tarryall Creek which flows to the South Platte River. Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises over 2,000 feet (610 m) in one mile (1.6 km). The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[4] The mountain is named in association with Boreas Pass, which takes its name from Boreas, the Greek god of the cold north wind.[5] Sidney Dillon applied the Boreas name to the pass.[6]

Climate

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According to the Köppen climate classification system, Boreas Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[7] 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 "Boreas Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  2. ^ Stewart M. Green (2013), Scenic Routes & Byways: Colorado, Globe Pequot, ISBN 9780762795888, p. 126.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Boreas Mountain - 13,083' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Boreas Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  5. ^ Maxine Benson (1994), 1001 Colorado Place Names, University Press of Kansas, ISBN 9780700606320, p. 22.
  6. ^ Jim Flynn (2016), A Compendium of Curious Colorado Place Names, Arcadia Publishing Incorporated, ISBN 9781439658734
  7. ^ 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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