| Highland Peak | |
| Elevation Ft: | 12381 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 201 |
| Isolation Mi: | 0.64 |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Colorado |
| Region: | Pitkin County |
| Region Type: | County |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness |
| Range: | Rocky Mountains Elk Mountains[2] |
| Map: | Colorado#USA |
| Label Position: | left |
| Coordinates: | 39.1289°N -106.877°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Topo: | USGS Highland Peak |
Highland Peak is a 12381feet mountain summit in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States.
Highland Peak is located 18miles west of the Continental Divide in the Elk Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is situated 4.7miles south-southwest of the community of Aspen and set on the boundary of the Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness, on land managed by White River National Forest.[2] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of the Roaring Fork River which is a tributary of the Colorado River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3780feet above Conundrum Creek in 1.4miles and 3780feet above East Maroon Creek in 1.3miles. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Highland Peak 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. This climate supports the Aspen Highlands ski area on the peak's slopes.