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Bear Mountain (San Juan County, Colorado)

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Mountain in Colorado, United States

Bear Mountain
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation12,987 ft (3,958 m)
Prominence547 ft (167 m)
Parent peakV 7 (13,043 ft)
Isolation1.29 mi (2.08 km)
Coordinates37°47′40″N 107°43′58″W / 37.7945769°N 107.7328083°W / 37.7945769; -107.7328083
Geography
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LocationSan Juan County
Colorado, US
Parent rangeRocky Mountains
San Juan Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Silverton
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2

Bear Mountain is a 12,987-foot-elevation (3,958-meter) mountain summit located in San Juan County, Colorado, United States.

Description

Bear Mountain is situated 3.5 miles west-southwest of the community of Silverton, on land managed by San Juan National Forest. Bear Mountain is part of the San Juan Mountains which are a subset of the Rocky Mountains and is west of the Continental Divide. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Bear Creek and South Fork Mineral Creek which are tributaries of the Animas River. Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises 3,300 feet (1,000 meters) above South Fork Mineral Creek in approximately 1.5 mile, and the east aspect rises 2,300 feet (700 meters) above Bear Creek in one-half-mile. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, and has been in publications since at least 1906, if not earlier. Of the approximately 100 landforms in the United States named "Bear Mountain", this one ranks as the highest elevation.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Bear Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. 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.

Gallery

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  • Bear Mountain from the Million Dollar Highway Bear Mountain from the Million Dollar Highway
  • Historic 1874 image of Bear Mountain (lower right) viewed from Sultan Mountain Historic 1874 image of Bear Mountain (lower right) viewed from Sultan Mountain

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bear Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com.
  2. ^ "Bear Mountain – 12,991' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "Bear Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  4. Henry Gannett, Gazetteer of Colorado, 1906, US Government Printing Office, page 23.
  5. "Bear Mountain" Search Page, Peakbagger.com
  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. ISSN 1027-5606.
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