Dome Mountain is a 13,379-foot-elevation (4,078-meter) summit located in San Juan County, Colorado, United States.
| Dome Mountain | |
|---|---|
 North aspect, centered | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,379 ft (4,078 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 656 ft (200 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Tower Mountain (13,558 ft)[1] |
| Isolation | 1.27 mi (2.04 km)[1] |
| Coordinates | 37°51′39″N 107°36′00″W / 37.8608746°N 107.5999851°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Dome Mountain Location in Colorado  Dome Mountain Dome Mountain (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | San Juan |
| Parent range | Rocky Mountains San Juan Mountains[3] |
| Topo map | USGS Howardsville |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | class 2 hiking[1] |
Description
editDome Mountain is situated five miles (8 km) northeast of the town of Silverton on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management.[4] It is set five miles west of the Continental Divide in the San Juan Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the Animas River and topographic relief is significant as the summit rises nearly 3,700 feet (1,100 meters) above the river in 1.25 mile (2 km). The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names,[2] and has been recorded in publications since atleast 1906.[5]
Climate
editAccording to the Köppen climate classification system, Dome 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. Climbers can expect afternoon rain, hail, and lightning from the seasonal monsoon in late July and August.
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Dome Mountain - 13,,379' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ a b "Dome Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ "Dome Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ BLM Ownership map, Silverton, Colorado, blm.gov
- ^ Henry Gannett, United States Geological Survey (1906), A Gazetteer of Colorado, US Government Printing Office, p. 59.
- ^ 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.