Mount Mahler

Mount Mahler
North aspect, from Lake Agnes
Highest point
Elevation12,497 ft (3,809 m)[1]
Prominence514 ft (157 m)[2]
Parent peakMount Richthofen (12,945 ft)[2]
Isolation0.76 mi (1.22 km)[2]
Coordinates40°28′18″N 105°54′32″W / 40.4715786°N 105.9089858°W / 40.4715786; -105.9089858[1]
Naming
EtymologyGustav Mahler
Geography
Mount Mahler is located in Colorado
Mount Mahler
Mount Mahler
Location in Colorado
Mount Mahler is located in the United States
Mount Mahler
Mount Mahler
Mount Mahler (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyJackson
Protected areaNever Summer Wilderness[3]
Parent rangeRocky Mountains
Never Summer Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Mount Richthofen
Geology
Rock ageMiocene[4]
Rock typeGranodiorite[4]
Climbing
Easiest routeScrambling class 3–4[5]

Mount Mahler is a 12,497-foot-elevation (3,809-meter) mountain summit in Jackson County, Colorado, United States.

Description

Mount Mahler is the eighth-highest peak of the Never Summer Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.[6] The mountain is situated on the northern boundary of the Never Summer Wilderness, on land managed by Routt National Forest.[1] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of the Michigan River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,250 feet (690 meters) above Silver Creek in one mile (1.6 km) and 1,830 feet (560 meters) above Lake Agnes in 0.6 mile (0.97 km).

Etymology

The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on October 18, 2006, by the United States Board on Geographic Names to honor Gustav Mahler (1860–1911), Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer and conductor.[1]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Mahler 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

  • Nokhu Crags (left) and Mt. Mahler (right of center)
    Nokhu Crags (left) and Mt. Mahler (right of center)
  • Mt. Mahler (center) and Braddock Peak (right)
    Mt. Mahler (center) and Braddock Peak (right)
  • The northern group of the Never Summer Mountains. Left to rightː Nokhu Crags, Mt. Richthofen, Mt. Mahler, Braddock Peak
    The northern group of the Never Summer Mountains.
    Left to rightː Nokhu Crags, Mt. Richthofen, Mt. Mahler, Braddock Peak
  • North aspect of Mahler, from Lake Agnes
    North aspect of Mahler, from Lake Agnes
  • The northern group of the Never Summer Mountains viewed from Diamond Peaks. Left to rightː Nokhu Crags, Mt. Richthofen, Mt. Mahler, Braddock Peak
    The northern group of the Never Summer Mountains viewed from Diamond Peaks. Left to rightː Nokhu Crags, Mt. Richthofen, Mt. Mahler, Braddock Peak

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Mount Mahler". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Mahler, Mount - 12,491' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  3. ^ "Mount Mahler, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Geologic map of the Mount Richthofen quadrangle and the western part of the Fall River Pass quadrangle, Grand and Jackson Counties, Colorado, J.M. O'Neill, U.S. Geological Survey, 1981.
  5. ^ Jon Kedrowski (2022), Classic Colorado Hikes, Colorado Mountain Club, ISBN 9781937052836
  6. ^ "Mount Mahler, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  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.