Pagoda Mountain
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| Pagoda Mountain | |
|---|---|
 North aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,497 ft (4,114 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 410 ft (125 m)[3] |
| Parent peak | Longs Peak (14,259 ft)[3][4] |
| Isolation | 0.71 mi (1.14 km)[3] |
| Coordinates | 40°14′57″N 105°37′35″W / 40.2493047°N 105.6262588°W[5] |
| Geography | |
  Pagoda Mountain Location in Colorado  Pagoda Mountain Pagoda Mountain (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Boulder County |
| Protected area | Rocky Mountain National Park |
| Parent range | Rocky Mountains Front Range |
| Topo map | USGS Isolation Peak |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Precambrian[6] |
| Rock type(s) | Granite of Longs Peak batholith[7] Biotite schist and gneiss[7] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | class 3 scrambling[3] |
Pagoda Mountain is a 13,497-foot-elevation (4,114-meter) mountain summit in Boulder County, Colorado, United States.
Pagoda Mountain is located one mile east of the Continental Divide in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains.[4] The mountain is situated within Rocky Mountain National Park and is the fifth-highest peak in Boulder County.[8] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's south slope drains to North St. Vrain Creek via Hunters Creek and the north slope drains to Glacier Creek which is a tributary of the Big Thompson River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,940 feet (590 meters) above Green Lake in one-half mile. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1911 by the United States Board on Geographic Names and is so named because the mountain's shape resembles a pagoda.[5]
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Pagoda Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters and cool to warm summers.[9] 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.
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