Mount Belford
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Prominence1,337 ft (408 m)[2]
| Mount Belford | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 14,199.6 ft (4,328.0 m)[1] NAPGD2022 |
| Prominence | 1,337 ft (408 m)[2] |
| Parent peak | Mount Harvard[2] |
| Isolation | 3.30 mi (5.31 km)[2] |
| Listing | Colorado Fourteener 19th |
| Coordinates | 38°57′38″N 106°21′39″W / 38.9606876°N 106.360707°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Belford | |
| Location | Chaffee County, Colorado, U.S.[4] |
| Parent range | Sawatch Range, Collegiate Peaks[2] |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount Harvard, Colorado[3] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Northwest Ridge: Hike, class 2[5] |
Mount Belford is a high mountain summit of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,199.6-foot (4,328 m) fourteener is located in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 15.0 miles (24.1 km) northwest by west (bearing 307°) of the Town of Buena Vista in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States.[3][2][4]
Mount Belford lies near Mount Oxford and Missouri Mountain, and is often climbed in conjunction with one or both of these peaks.[6] The standard route is rated Class 2.[7]
Climate
| Climate data for Mount Belford 38.9587 N, 106.3575 W, Elevation: 13,848 ft (4,221 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 20.9 (−6.2) |
20.2 (−6.6) |
25.2 (−3.8) |
30.2 (−1.0) |
39.1 (3.9) |
51.0 (10.6) |
56.6 (13.7) |
54.5 (12.5) |
48.4 (9.1) |
38.0 (3.3) |
27.4 (−2.6) |
21.2 (−6.0) |
36.1 (2.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 9.2 (−12.7) |
8.2 (−13.2) |
12.7 (−10.7) |
17.4 (−8.1) |
26.1 (−3.3) |
36.8 (2.7) |
42.5 (5.8) |
41.0 (5.0) |
35.0 (1.7) |
25.4 (−3.7) |
16.2 (−8.8) |
9.9 (−12.3) |
23.4 (−4.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | −2.4 (−19.1) |
−3.8 (−19.9) |
0.2 (−17.7) |
4.5 (−15.3) |
13.2 (−10.4) |
22.5 (−5.3) |
28.4 (−2.0) |
27.6 (−2.4) |
21.6 (−5.8) |
12.8 (−10.7) |
5.1 (−14.9) |
−1.5 (−18.6) |
10.7 (−11.8) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.00 (102) |
3.91 (99) |
4.19 (106) |
5.37 (136) |
3.65 (93) |
1.48 (38) |
2.80 (71) |
3.07 (78) |
2.57 (65) |
3.03 (77) |
3.64 (92) |
3.64 (92) |
41.35 (1,049) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[8] | |||||||||||||
