| Cirque Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Cirque Mountain (left), west aspect. (Teakettle Mtn upper right, from Mt. Sneffels) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,686 ft (4,171 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 526 ft (160 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Teakettle Mountain (13,819 ft)[3] |
| Isolation | 0.57 mi (0.92 km)[3] |
| Coordinates | 38°00′14″N 107°46′18″W / 38.0038255°N 107.7716743°W[4] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | cirque |
| Geography | |
  Cirque Mountain Location in Colorado  Cirque Mountain Cirque Mountain (the United States) | |
| Location | Ouray County Colorado, US |
| Parent range | Rocky Mountains San Juan Mountains Sneffels Range[1] |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Sneffels |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | Extrusive rock |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | class 2+[3] Southwest Ridge |
Cirque Mountain is a 13,686-foot-elevation (4,171-meter) mountain summit located in Ouray County of southwest Colorado, United States.[4] It is situated six miles west of the community of Ouray, above the north side of Yankee Boy Basin, on land managed by Uncompahgre National Forest. It is part of the Sneffels Range which is a subset of the San Juan Mountains, which in turn is part of the Rocky Mountains. Cirque ranks as the 155th-highest peak in Colorado,[3] and the ninth-highest in the Sneffels Range.[1] It is west of the Continental Divide, 1.12 mile east of Mount Sneffels, and 0.59 mile west of Teakettle Mountain, which is the nearest higher neighbor.[1] Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises 3,000 feet (910 meters) above Blaine Basin in one mile, and the south aspect rises over 2,000 feet above Yankee Boy Basin in less than one mile. These basins are cirques which were carved by ancient glaciers.[5] The mountain's name has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[4]
