Sultan Mountain
Sultan Mountain, elevation 13,373 ft (4,076 m), is a peak of the San Juan Mountains range in San Juan County, southwestern Colorado.
East aspect of Sultan Mountain seen from Kendall Mountain 
Grand Turk (left), Sultan Mountain (center), and Bear Mountain (right) viewed from northeast.
It is located southwest of the town of Silverton.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, the mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, 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.
See also
References
- ^ The elevation of Sultan Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.649 m (+5.41 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ "Sultan Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- ^ "Sultan Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- ^ 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
- Sultan Mountain: Weather forecast
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