| Redcliff | |
| Elevation Ft: | 13642 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 482 |
| Isolation Mi: | 0.49 |
| Isolation Ref: | [2] |
| Parent Peak: | Coxcomb Peak (13,656 ft) |
| Location: | Hinsdale County Colorado, US |
| Range: | Rocky Mountains San Juan Mountains |
| Map: | Colorado#USA |
| Label Position: | top |
| Coordinates: | 38.0872°N -107.5332°W |
| Topo: | USGS Wetterhorn Peak |
| Rock: | tuff |
| Easiest Route: | South ridge |
Redcliff is a 13642feet mountain summit located in Hinsdale County, in southwest Colorado, United States.[3] It is situated nine miles northeast of the town of Ouray, in the Uncompahgre Wilderness, on land managed by Uncompahgre National Forest. It is part of the San Juan Mountains which are a subset of the Rocky Mountains, and is situated west of the Continental Divide. Redcliff ranks as the 175th-highest peak in Colorado,[2] and topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises 2300abbr=offNaNabbr=off above the West Fork Cimarron River valley in approximately one mile. Neighbors include Precipice Peak and Dunsinane Mountain along the west-middle Cimarron divide three miles to the north, and nearest higher neighbor Coxcomb Peak one-half mile to the south. An ascent of Redcliff involves 3,300 feet of elevation gain and 10 miles of hiking, round-trip.[4] The mountain's name was proposed by the Colorado Mountain Club, and was officially adopted in 1966 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3] It is so named because of a large reddish-colored cliff on the mountain's east face.[5]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Redcliff 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. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into headwaters of both the west and middle forks of the Cimarron River.