Mount Mahler | |
Elevation Ft: | 12497 |
Prominence Ft: | 514 |
Prominence Ref: | [1] |
Isolation Mi: | 0.76 |
Parent Peak: | Mount Richthofen (12,945 ft) |
Etymology: | Gustav Mahler |
Country: | United States |
State: | Colorado |
Region: | Jackson |
Region Type: | County |
Part Type: | Protected area |
Part: | Never Summer Wilderness[2] |
Range: | Rocky Mountains Never Summer Mountains |
Map: | Colorado#USA |
Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 40.4716°N -105.909°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
Topo: | USGS Mount Richthofen |
Rock: | Granodiorite[4] |
Age: | Miocene |
Easiest Route: | Scrambling [5] |
Mount Mahler is a 12497feet mountain summit in Jackson County, Colorado, United States.
Mount Mahler is the eighth-highest peak of the Never Summer Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.[6] The mountain is situated on the northern boundary of the Never Summer Wilderness, on land managed by Routt National Forest.[3] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of the Michigan River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2250abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Silver Creek in 1miles and 1830abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Lake Agnes in 0.6 mile (0.97 km).
The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on October 18, 2006, by the United States Board on Geographic Names to honor Gustav Mahler (1860–1911), Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer and conductor.[3]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Mahler 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.