Mount Ida
Mount Ida and Azure Lake
Highest point
Elevation12,874 ft (3,924 m)[1]
Prominence520 ft (158 m)[2]
Isolation1.16 mi (1.87 km)[2]
Coordinates40°22′18″N 105°46′45″W / 40.371651°N 105.7791758°W / 40.371651; -105.7791758[1]
Geography
Mount Ida is located in Colorado
Mount Ida
Mount Ida
LocationGrand and Larimer counties, Colorado, U.S.[1]
Parent rangeFront Range[2]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Grand Lake, Colorado[1]

Mount Ida is a mountain summit in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,874-foot (3,924 m) peak is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 13.4 miles (21.6 km) west (bearing 268°) of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Grand and Larimer counties.[3][2][1][4] The mountain was probably named after Mount Ida on Crete.[5]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, the mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[6] 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 of Mount Ida

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Mount Ida". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "Mount Ida, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  3. ^ The elevation of Mount Ida includes an adjustment of +1.633 m (+5.36 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  4. ^ "Mount Ida". Peakery.com. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  5. ^ Dziezynski, James (1 August 2012). Best Summit Hikes in Colorado: An Opinionated Guide to 50+ Ascents of Classic and Little-Known Peaks from 8,144 to 14,433 Feet. Wilderness Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-89997-713-3.
  6. ^ 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.
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