| Precipice Peak | |
| Elevation Ft: | 13144 |
| Prominence Ft: | 464 |
| Isolation Mi: | 1.52 |
| Isolation Ref: | [1] |
| Parent Peak: | Fortress Peak (13,241 ft) |
| Etymology: | Precipice |
| Location: | Hinsdale County Colorado, US |
| Range: | Rocky Mountains San Juan Mountains |
| Map: | Colorado#USA |
| Label Position: | top |
| Coordinates: | 38.1191°N -107.5356°W |
| Topo: | USGS Wetterhorn Peak |
| Easiest Route: | W slope, south ridge[2] |
Precipice Peak is a 13144feet mountain summit located in Hinsdale County, of Colorado, United States.[3] It is situated 10.5 miles northeast of the community of Ouray, in the Uncompahgre Wilderness, on land managed by Uncompahgre National Forest. It is part of the San Juan Mountains which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains, and is situated west of the Continental Divide. Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises 2500abbr=offNaNabbr=off above the West Fork Cimarron River valley in approximately one mile. Neighbors include Dunsinane Mountain three-quarters of a mile north, Courthouse Mountain 2.4 miles northwest, and Redcliff 2.2 miles south. The mountain's name was officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names in 1966.[3] It is so named because of a very prominent precipice on the mountain's east face.[4]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Precipice Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[5] 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. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Cimarron River.