Golden Horn (Colorado)

Golden Horn
East aspect
Highest point
Elevation13,780 ft (4,200 m)[1][2]
Prominence360 ft (110 m)[3]
Parent peakVermilion Peak (13,894 ft)[2]
Isolation0.42 mi (0.68 km)[2]
Coordinates37°48′17″N 107°49′29″W / 37.8047287°N 107.8246478°W / 37.8047287; -107.8246478[4]
Naming
EtymologyGolden Horn
Geography
Golden Horn is located in Colorado
Golden Horn
Golden Horn
Location in Colorado
Golden Horn is located in the United States
Golden Horn
Golden Horn
Golden Horn (the United States)
LocationSan Juan / San Miguel counties
Colorado, US
Parent rangeRocky Mountains
San Juan Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Ophir
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2+[2] Southwest Ridge[5]

Golden Horn is a 13,780-foot-elevation (4,200-meter) mountain summit located on the shared boundary of San Juan County with San Miguel County, in southwest Colorado, United States.[4] It is situated nine miles west of the community of Silverton, on land managed by San Juan National Forest and Uncompahgre National Forest. Golden Horn is part of the San Juan Mountains which are a subset of the Rocky Mountains, and is west of the Continental Divide. It ranks as the 116th-highest peak in Colorado,[2] and topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises 3,800 feet (1,200 meters) in approximately 1.5 mile. The mountain's name, which has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, was in use in 1906 when Henry Gannett published it in A Gazetteer of Colorado.[4][6]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Golden Horn is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, 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. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west into tributaries of the Dolores River, and east to the Animas River via Mineral Creek.

See also

Ice Lake. Left to rightː Fuller Peak, Vermilion Peak, northeast spur of Golden Horn (centered), and part of Pilot Knob to right

References

  1. ^ Gerry Roach, Jennifer Roach, Colorado's Thirteeners, 13,800 to 13,999 Feet: From Hikes to Climbs, 2001, Fulcrum Pub., ISBN 9781555914196, page 295.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Golden Horn - 13,780' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  3. ^ "Golden Horn, Colorado". Peakbagger.com.
  4. ^ a b c "Golden Horn". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  5. ^ James Dziezynski, Climbing Colorado's Thirteeners: The Best Hikes and Scrambles Over 13,000 Feet, 2021, Falcon Guides, ISBN 9781493046218, page 198.
  6. ^ Henry Gannett, Gazetteer of Colorado, 1906, US Government Printing Office, page 77.
  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.