Boreas Mountain (Colorado) Explained

Boreas Mountain
Elevation Ft:13082
Elevation Ref:[1] [2]
Prominence Ft:916
Prominence Ref:[3]
Isolation Mi:2.88
Parent Peak:Bald Mountain (13,690 ft)
Etymology:Boreas, Boreas Pass
Country:United States
State:Colorado
Region:Park
Region Type:County
Part Type:Protected area
Part:Pike National Forest
Range:Rocky Mountains
Front Range
Map:Colorado#USA
Coordinates:39.4061°N -105.9486°W
Coordinates Ref:[4]
Topo:USGS Boreas Pass

Boreas Mountain is a 13082feet mountain summit in Park County, Colorado, United States.

Description

Boreas Mountain is set one-half mile east of the Continental Divide in the Front Range, which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is located 7miles southeast of the community of Breckenridge and 1miles east-southeast of Boreas Pass, on land managed by Pike National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of Tarryall Creek which flows to the South Platte River. Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises over 2000feet in 1miles. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[4] The mountain is named in association with Boreas Pass, which takes its name from Boreas, the Greek god of the cold north wind.[5] Sidney Dillon applied the Boreas name to the pass.[6]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Boreas Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[7] 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.

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Notes and References

  1. 27953. Boreas Mountain, Colorado. May 6, 2023.
  2. Stewart M. Green (2013), Scenic Routes & Byways: Colorado, Globe Pequot,, p. 126.
  3. Web site: Boreas Mountain - 13,083' CO. listsofjohn.com. May 6, 2023.
  4. 183152. Boreas Mountain. May 6, 2023.
  5. Maxine Benson (1994), 1001 Colorado Place Names, University Press of Kansas,, p. 22.
  6. Jim Flynn (2016), A Compendium of Curious Colorado Place Names, Arcadia Publishing Incorporated,
  7. Peel, M. C. . Finlayson, B. L. . McMahon, T. A. . 2007 . Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification . Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. . 11 . 1027-5606.