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Mount Silverheels

Coordinates: 39°20′22″N 106°00′19″W / 39.3393949°N 106.0053607°W / 39.3393949; -106.0053607
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Mount Silverheels
Mount Silverheels southeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation13,829 ft (4,215 m)[1][2]
Prominence2,283 ft (696 m)[3]
Isolation5.48 mi (8.82 km)[3]
Listing
Coordinates39°20′22″N 106°00′19″W / 39.3393949°N 106.0053607°W / 39.3393949; -106.0053607[1]
Geography
Mount Silverheels is located in Colorado
Mount Silverheels
Mount Silverheels
LocationPark County, Colorado, U.S.[4]
Parent rangeFront Range[3]
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
Alma, Colorado[1]
Climbing
Easiest routehike

Mount Silverheels is a high and prominent mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,829-foot (4,215 m) thirteener is located in Pike National Forest, 4.9 miles (7.9 km) northeast (bearing 41°) of the Town of Alma in Park County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3][4]

Mount Silverheels is just east of two fourteeners: Mount Bross and Mount Lincoln.

Climate

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According to the Köppen climate classification system, the mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[5] 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 "SILVERHEELS ET". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  2. ^ a b The elevation of Mount Silverheels includes an adjustment of +1.982 m (+6.50 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  3. ^ a b c d "Mount Silverheels, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Silverheels". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  5. ^ 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.
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