Galena Peak

Mountain in the state of Colorado
Galena Peak is located in Colorado
Galena Peak
Galena Peak
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Galena Peak is located in the United States
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CountryUnited StatesStateColoradoCountyFremont County / Saguache CountyProtected areaSangre de Cristo WildernessParent rangeRocky Mountains
Sangre de Cristo Range[4]Topo mapUSGS CoaldaleGeologyMountain typeFault blockType of rockMetamorphic rock[5]ClimbingEasiest routeclass 2 hiking[1]

Galena Peak is a 12,461-foot (3,798 m) mountain summit on the boundary shared by Fremont County and Saguache County, in Colorado, United States.[3]

Description

Galena Peak is set on the east side of the San Luis Valley, on the crest of the Sangre de Cristo Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. It is the sixth-highest summit in Fremont County and can be seen from Highway 285 near the community of Villa Grove.[2] The mountain is located in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness, on land managed by San Isabel National Forest and Rio Grande National Forest.[4] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains to San Luis Creek and the east slope drains to the Arkansas River via Hayden Creek. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,860 feet (1,177 m) above the San Luis Valley in two miles (3.2 km). An ascent of the peak from Hayden Pass involves hiking seven miles (11 km) with approximately 1,800 feet (549 m) of elevation gain.[6] The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3]

Northeast aspect of Galena Peak centered, view from near Coaldale, Colorado

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Galena Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[7] 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Galena Peak – 12,461' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Galena Peak, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Galena Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Galena Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  5. ^ Ferdinand V. Hayden (1877), Annual Report of Progress of the Exploration for the Year 1875 Embracing Colorado, Parts of Adjacent Territories, U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 208.
  6. ^ Lee Hart (2016), Hiking Colorado's Sangre de Cristos and Great Sand Dunes, Falcon Guides, ISBN 9781493023813, p. 46.
  7. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.

External links

  • Galena Peak: weather forecast
  • Galena Peak Climbing: Mountainproject.com
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