Jupiter Mountain | |
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![]() Northwest aspect, from Chicago Basin | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,836 ft (4,217 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 350 ft (107 m)[2] |
Parent peak | Windom Peak[2] |
Isolation | 0.60 mi (0.97 km)[2] |
Coordinates | 37°36′45″N 107°35′31″W / 37.6124995°N 107.5920043°W / 37.6124995; -107.5920043[3] |
Geography | |
Location | La Plata County, Colorado, U.S.[3] |
Parent range | San Juan Mountains, Needle Mountains[2] |
Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Columbine Pass, Colorado[3] |
Jupiter Mountain is a high mountain summit in the Needle Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,836-foot (4,217 m) thirteener is located in the Weminuche Wilderness of San Juan National Forest, 27.7 miles (44.6 km) northeast by north (bearing 33°) of the City of Durango in La Plata County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Jupiter Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[4] 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.
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