Crater Peak (Colorado)

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Crater Peak
Crater Peak is located in Colorado
Crater Peak
Crater Peak
Highest point
Elevation11,333 ft (3,454 m)[1][2]
Prominence2,307 ft (703 m)[3]
Isolation17.98 mi (28.94 km)[3]
ListingColorado prominent summits
Colorado range high points
Coordinates39°02′23″N 107°39′46″W / 39.0395962°N 107.6628354°W / 39.0395962; -107.6628354[1]
Geography
LocationDelta County, Colorado, U.S.[4]
Parent rangeHighest summit of Grand Mesa[3]
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
Chalk Mountain, Colorado[1]
Climbing
Easiest routehike

Crater Peak is the highest summit of Grand Mesa in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 11,333-foot (3,454 m) peak is located on the drainage divide separating Grand Mesa National Forest and Gunnison National Forest, 12.3 miles (19.8 km) north-northwest (bearing 342°) of the Town of Paonia in Delta County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3][4]

Climate data for Crater Peak 39.0480 N, 107.6844 W, Elevation: 10,971 ft (3,344 m) (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 25.8
(−3.4)
27.6
(−2.4)
34.9
(1.6)
40.0
(4.4)
48.9
(9.4)
60.2
(15.7)
66.2
(19.0)
64.0
(17.8)
57.0
(13.9)
45.8
(7.7)
33.8
(1.0)
25.6
(−3.6)
44.2
(6.8)
Daily mean °F (°C) 13.9
(−10.1)
15.2
(−9.3)
21.6
(−5.8)
27.2
(−2.7)
36.2
(2.3)
46.2
(7.9)
52.7
(11.5)
50.8
(10.4)
44.0
(6.7)
33.5
(0.8)
22.1
(−5.5)
14.1
(−9.9)
31.5
(−0.3)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 2.0
(−16.7)
2.8
(−16.2)
8.3
(−13.2)
14.5
(−9.7)
23.5
(−4.7)
32.3
(0.2)
39.2
(4.0)
37.5
(3.1)
31.0
(−0.6)
21.3
(−5.9)
10.4
(−12.0)
2.7
(−16.3)
18.8
(−7.3)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 4.34
(110)
4.63
(118)
4.33
(110)
4.11
(104)
3.07
(78)
1.40
(36)
2.85
(72)
2.86
(73)
3.47
(88)
3.92
(100)
3.88
(99)
4.54
(115)
43.4
(1,103)
Source: PRISM Climate Group[5]

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