Mount Oklahoma
Northeast aspect, centered, from Mount Massive
Highest point
Elevation13,852 ft (4,222 m)[1][2]
Prominence745 ft (227 m)[2]
Parent peakMount Massive[2]
Isolation1.52 mi (2.45 km)[2]
Coordinates39°10′44″N 106°30′22″W / 39.1788784°N 106.5061402°W / 39.1788784; -106.5061402[3]
Geography
Mount Oklahoma is located in Colorado
Mount Oklahoma
Mount Oklahoma
LocationContinental Divide between Lake and Pitkin counties, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent rangeSawatch Range, Massive Massif[2]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Mount Champion, Colorado[3]

Mount Oklahoma is a high mountain summit in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,852-foot (4,222 m) thirteener is located 5.7 miles (9.2 km) northeast by north (bearing 33°) of Independence Pass, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide separating the Mount Massive Wilderness in San Isabel National Forest and Lake County from the Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness in White River National Forest and Pitkin County.[1][2][3] The mountain was named in honor of the University of Oklahoma.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mt. Oklahoma 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.

Historical names

See also

References

  1. ^ a b The elevation of Mount Oklahoma includes an adjustment of +2.139 m (+7.02 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Mount Oklahoma, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Mount Oklahoma". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  4. ^ 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.