Turner Peak is a 13,233-foot-elevation (4,033-meter) mountain summit in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States.

Turner Peak
Southwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation13,233 ft (4,033 m)[1][2]
Prominence1,157 ft (353 m)[3]
Parent peakMount Princeton (14,204 ft)[4]
Isolation3.88 mi (6.24 km)[3]
Coordinates38°49′11″N 106°22′43″W / 38.8198280°N 106.3786886°W / 38.8198280; -106.3786886[5]
Naming
EtymologyWilliam E. Turner
Geography
Turner Peak is located in Colorado
Turner Peak
Turner Peak
Location in Colorado
Turner Peak is located in the United States
Turner Peak
Turner Peak
Turner Peak (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyChaffee County
Protected areaCollegiate Peaks Wilderness
Parent rangeRocky Mountains
Sawatch Range
Collegiate Peaks
Topo mapUSGS Tincup
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2 hiking[3]

Description

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Turner Peak is set 0.4 miles (0.64 km) east of the Continental Divide in the Collegiate Peaks which are a subrange of the Sawatch Range.[2] The peak is located 13.3 miles (21.4 km) west of the community of Buena Vista in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, on land managed by San Isabel National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of Cottonwood Creek which in turn is a tributary of the Arkansas River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 2,400 feet (732 m) above the creek's middle fork in 1.2 miles (1.9 km). Chaffee County Road 306 traverses the southern base of this mountain near Cottonwood Pass. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1976 by the United States Board on Geographic Names to remember William E. Turner (?–1976), pioneer resident and historian who once cut timber at the base of this mountain.[5]

 
Northeast aspect

Climate

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According to the Köppen climate classification system, Turner Peak 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

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  1. ^ Maryann Gaug (2011), Hiking Colorado, Third Ed., Falcon Guides, ISBN 978-0-7627-5982-8, p. 317.
  2. ^ a b "Turner Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Turner Peak - 13,238' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "Turner Peak, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Turner Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  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 (5): 1633. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.
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