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Turret Peak (Colorado)

Coordinates: 37°37′39″N 107°38′23″W / 37.627499°N 107.6397833°W / 37.627499; -107.6397833
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Turret Peak
Turret Peak (left) and Pigeon Peak (behind, right)
Highest point
Elevation13,841 ft (4,219 m)[1][2]
Prominence735 ft (224 m)[2]
Parent peakPigeon Peak[2]
Isolation0.50 mi (0.80 km)[2]
Coordinates37°37′39″N 107°38′23″W / 37.627499°N 107.6397833°W / 37.627499; -107.6397833[3]
Geography
Turret Peak is located in Colorado
Turret Peak
Turret Peak
LocationLa Plata County, Colorado, U.S.[3]
Parent rangeSan Juan Mountains,
Needle Mountains[2]
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
Snowdon Peak, Colorado[3]

Turret Peak is a high peak of the Needle Mountains, a subrange of the San Juan Mountains in the southwestern part of the US State of Colorado. It rises on the east side of the Animas River, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southeast of Pigeon Peak. It is located in the Weminuche Wilderness, part of the San Juan National Forest.

Turret Peak is the 89th highest independent peak in Colorado.[4]

Climate

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According to the Köppen climate classification system, the mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[5] 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.

Turret and Pigeon Peaks

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The elevation of Turret Peak includes an adjustment of +1.714 m (+5.62 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Turret Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Turret Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  4. ^ "Colorado 13,700-foot Peaks". peakbagger.com.
  5. ^ 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.
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