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Mount Oklahoma

Summary

Mount Oklahoma is a high mountain summit in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,852-foot (4,222 m) thirteener is located 5.7 miles (9.2 km) northeast by north (bearing 33°) of Independence Pass, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide separating the Mount Massive Wilderness in San Isabel National Forest and Lake County from the Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness in White River National Forest and Pitkin County.[1][2][3] The mountain was named in honor of the University of Oklahoma.

Mount Oklahoma
Northeast aspect, centered, from Mount Massive
Highest point
Elevation13,852 ft (4,222 m)[1][2]
Prominence745 ft (227 m)[2]
Parent peakMount Massive[2]
Isolation1.52 mi (2.45 km)[2]
Coordinates39°10′44″N 106°30′22″W / 39.1788784°N 106.5061402°W / 39.1788784; -106.5061402[3]
Geography
Mount Oklahoma is located in Colorado
Mount Oklahoma
Mount Oklahoma
LocationContinental Divide between Lake and Pitkin counties, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent rangeSawatch Range, Massive Massif[2]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Mount Champion, Colorado[3]

Climate edit

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mt. Oklahoma is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[4] 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.

Historical names edit

  • Mount Oklahoma – 1967 [3]
  • Oklahoma Mount

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b The elevation of Mount Oklahoma includes an adjustment of +2.139 m (+7.02 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Mount Oklahoma, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Mount Oklahoma". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  4. ^ 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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