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Mount Silverheels is a high and prominent mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,829-foot (4,215 m) thirteener is located in Pike National Forest, 4.9 miles (7.9 km) northeast (bearing 41°) of the Town of Alma in Park County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3][4]

Mount Silverheels is just east of two fourteeners: Mount Bross and Mount Lincoln.

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.[5] 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "SILVERHEELS ET". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  2. ^ a b The elevation of Mount Silverheels includes an adjustment of +1.982 m (+6.50 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  3. ^ a b c d "Mount Silverheels, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Silverheels". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  5. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Silverheels