Sultan Mountain Explained

Sultan Mountain
Elevation Ft:13373
Elevation Ref:[1] [2]
Prominence Ft:1868
Isolation Mi:4.59
Range:San Juan Mountains
Location:San Juan County, Colorado, U.S.
Map:Colorado
Coordinates:37.7858°N -107.704°W
Coordinates Ref:[3]
Topo:USGS 7.5' topographic map
Silverton, Colorado

Sultan Mountain, elevation 13373feet, is a peak of the San Juan Mountains range in San Juan County, southwestern Colorado.

It is located southwest of the town of Silverton.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, the mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, 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.

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Notes and References

  1. The elevation of Sultan Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.649 m (+5.41 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. 16630. Sultan Mountain, Colorado. October 22, 2014.
  3. 187599. Sultan Mountain. October 22, 2014.
  4. Peel, M. C. . Finlayson, B. L. . McMahon, T. A. . 2007 . Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification . Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. . 11 . 1027-5606.