| The Spider | |
| Elevation Ft: | 12695 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 638 |
| Isolation Mi: | 1.07 |
| Parent Peak: | Mount Powell (13,586 ft) |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Colorado |
| Region Type: | County |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | Eagles Nest Wilderness |
| Range: | Rocky Mountains Gore Range[2] |
| Map: | Colorado#USA |
| Label Position: | top |
| Coordinates: | 39.7092°N -106.3128°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Topo: | USGS Vail East |
| Easiest Route: | via South ridge[4] |
The Spider is a 12695feet mountain summit in Eagle County, Colorado, United States.
The Spider is set in the Gore Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is located 6miles northeast of the community of Vail in the Eagles Nest Wilderness on land managed by White River National Forest. It ranks as the seventh-highest peak in the Gore Range as well as the wilderness.[5] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into headwaters of the Piney River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2100feet above the river in 0.7 mile (1.1 km). The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, The Spider 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.