New York Mountain | |
Elevation Ft: | 12546 |
Prominence Ft: | 350. |
Prominence Ref: | [1] |
Isolation Mi: | 1.56 |
Country: | United States |
State: | Colorado |
Region: | Eagle |
Region Type: | County |
Part Type: | Protected area |
Part: | Holy Cross Wilderness |
Range: | Sawatch Range |
Coordinates: | 39.5086°N -106.6181°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
Topo: | USGS Grouse Mountain |
Map: | Colorado#USA |
Label Position: | left |
Easiest Route: | [3] |
New York Mountain is a mountain in Eagle County, Colorado. Gold Dust Peak lies south of New York Mountain and New York Lake is located southeast. The New York Mountain Trail leads to the summit. The mountain is the site of mining ruins from the late nineteenth century.
According to the Köppen climate classification system, New York Mountain 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.