| Storm Peak | |
| Elevation Ft: | 13495 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] [2] |
| Prominence Ft: | 620. |
| Isolation Mi: | 1.37 |
| Parent Peak: | Tower Mountain (13,558 ft) |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Colorado |
| Region: | San Juan |
| Region Type: | County |
| Range: | Rocky Mountains San Juan Mountains[3] |
| Map: | Colorado#USA |
| Label Position: | top |
| Coordinates: | 37.8595°N -107.6475°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [4] |
| Topo: | USGS Silverton |
| Easiest Route: | scrambling |
Storm Peak is a 13495feet summit located in San Juan County, Colorado, United States.
Storm Peak is situated 3.5miles north of the town of Silverton on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management.[5] It is set eight miles west of the Continental Divide in the San Juan Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Animas River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3500abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Cement Creek in 1.5 mile. The mountain has two unofficially-named subsidiary peaks: East Storm (13,325 feet),[6] and Hancock Peak (13,254 feet).[7] Storm Peak is famous for world-class expert heliskiing and the Silverton Mountain ski area on Storm's north ridge.[8] The International Speed Skiing Championship was held on Storm Mountain in 1982 and 1983.[9] The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names,[4] and has been recorded in publications since at least 1906.[10]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Storm Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[11] 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. Climbers can expect afternoon rain, hail, and lightning from the seasonal monsoon in late July and August.