Coxcomb Peak (Colorado)
Climbing
The first ascent of the summit was made August 16, 1929, by Henry Buchtel and party via the Southwest Chimney. There is also an established climbing route on the North Face that was first climbed in August 1965 by Dick Yeatts, Mike Stults, Dick Guadagno, and Martin Etter. The best approach is via the valley of West Fork Cimarron River.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Coxcomb Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. 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. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's north aspect drains into tributaries of the Cimarron River, and from the south slope into tributaries of the Uncompahgre River.
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See also
References
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- ^ "Coxcomb Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ "Coxcomb Peak - 13,656' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ "Coxcomb Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ Henry Gannett, Gazetteer of Colorado, 1906, US Government Printing Office, page 50.
- ^ Jeff Rennicke, 1986, Colorado Mountain Ranges, Falcon Press, ISBN 9780934318662.
- ^ Robert F. Rosebrough, The San Juan Mountains: A Climbing & Hiking Guide, Cordillera Press, 1986, page 213.
- ^ Randy Jacobs, 2000, Guide to the Colorado Mountains, Colorado Mountain Club Press, ISBN 9780967146607, page 261.
- ^ Mike Garratt, Bob Martin, 1992, Colorado's High Thirteeners: A Climbing and Hiking Guide, Johnson Books, ISBN 9780917895395, page 108.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Weather forecast: Coxcomb Peak
- Flickr photo
- Coxcomb Peak rock climbing: Mountainproject.com
- Coxcomb group: YouTube