Canby Mountain

Canby Mountain
South aspect
Highest point
Elevation13,478 ft (4,108 m)[1][2]
Prominence947 ft (289 m)[3]
Parent peakNiagara Peak (13,812 ft)[3]
Isolation5.52 mi (8.88 km)[3]
Coordinates37°47′59″N 107°32′46″W / 37.7995886°N 107.5460324°W / 37.7995886; -107.5460324[4]
Geography
Canby Mountain is located in Colorado
Canby Mountain
Canby Mountain
Location in Colorado
Canby Mountain is located in the United States
Canby Mountain
Canby Mountain
Canby Mountain (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountySan Juan County
Parent rangeRocky Mountains
San Juan Mountains[5]
Topo mapUSGS Howardsville
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2 hiking[3]

Canby Mountain is a 13,478-foot-elevation (4,108-meter) mountain summit in San Juan County, Colorado, United States.

Description

Canby Mountain is located six miles (9.7 km) east of the community of Silverton, on land managed by Rio Grande National Forest. Canby Mountain is situated on the Continental Divide in the San Juan Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Headwaters of the Rio Grande form at the eastern base of the mountain,[6] whereas precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains into tributaries of the Animas River. Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises 1,300 feet (400 meters) in one-half mile (0.8 km). Neighbors include Sheep Mountain, 1.87 miles (3.01 km) to the southeast and Greenhalgh Mountain, 2.49 miles (4.01 km) to the east-southeast.[5] The Continental Divide Trail and Colorado Trail traverse the peak's slopes and an ascent of the summit from historic Stony Pass covers one-half mile of off-trail hiking with 890-feet of elevation gain.[1] The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names,[4] and was recorded in publications as "Mount Canby" as early as 1877.[7][8]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Canby Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[9] 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.

  • East aspect
    East aspect
  • South aspect of Canby Mountain viewed from Colorado Trail
    South aspect of Canby Mountain viewed from Colorado Trail
  • North aspect viewed from Maggie Gulch
    North aspect viewed from Maggie Gulch

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Robert M. Ormes (2000), Guide to the Colorado Mountains, Colorado Mountain Club Press, ISBN 9780967146607, p. 286.
  2. ^ The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G (2008), Columbia University Press, p. 636.
  3. ^ a b c d "Canby Mountain - 13,487' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Canby Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Canby Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  6. ^ Tim Palmer (2021), Field Guide to Rivers of the Rocky Mountains, Falcon Guides, ISBN 9781493052400, p 89.
  7. ^ Henry Gannett (1877), Lists of Elevations Principally in that Portion of the United States West of the Mississippi River, Fourth Edition, US Government Printing Office, p. 118.
  8. ^ Henry Gannett, United States Geological Survey (1906), A Gazetteer of Colorado, US Government Printing Office, p. 36.
  9. ^ 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.