| Cinnamon Mountain | |
| Elevation Ft: | 13336 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 293 |
| Isolation Mi: | 1.08 |
| Parent Peak: | Handies Peak (14,048 ft)[2] |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Colorado |
| Region: | San Juan |
| Region Type: | County |
| Range: | Rocky Mountains San Juan Mountains[3] |
| Map: | Colorado#USA |
| Label Position: | top |
| Coordinates: | 37.9296°N -107.5458°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [4] |
| Topo: | USGS Handies Peak |
Cinnamon Mountain is a 13336feet summit in San Juan County, Colorado, United States.
Cinnamon Mountain is located 10.5miles northeast of the community of Silverton and 1.5miles east of Animas Forks, on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management.[5] Cinnamon is situated 7miles west of the Continental Divide in the San Juan Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the Animas River and topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 2400abbr=offNaNabbr=off above the river in one mile (1.6 km). Access to the mountain is via the Alpine Loop Back Country Byway at Cinnamon Pass. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[4]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Cinnamon Mountain 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. Hikers can expect afternoon rain, hail, and lightning from the seasonal monsoon in late July and August.