Mount Mahler is a 12,497-foot-elevation (3,809-meter) mountain summit in Jackson County, Colorado, United States.
| Mount Mahler | |
|---|---|
 North aspect, from Lake Agnes | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,497 ft (3,809 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 514 ft (157 m)[2] |
| Parent peak | Mount Richthofen (12,945 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 0.76 mi (1.22 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 40°28′18″N 105°54′32″W / 40.4715786°N 105.9089858°W[1] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Gustav Mahler |
| Geography | |
  Mount Mahler Location in Colorado  Mount Mahler Mount Mahler (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Jackson |
| Protected area | Never Summer Wilderness[3] |
| Parent range | Rocky Mountains Never Summer Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Richthofen |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Miocene[4] |
| Rock type | Granodiorite[4] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scrambling class 3–4[5] |
Description
editMount Mahler is the eighth-highest peak of the Never Summer Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.[6] The mountain is situated on the northern boundary of the Never Summer Wilderness, on land managed by Routt National Forest.[1] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of the Michigan River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,250 feet (690 meters) above Silver Creek in one mile (1.6 km) and 1,830 feet (560 meters) above Lake Agnes in 0.6 mile (0.97 km).
Etymology
editThe mountain's toponym was officially adopted on October 18, 2006, by the United States Board on Geographic Names to honor Gustav Mahler (1860–1911), Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer and conductor.[1]
Climate
editAccording to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Mahler is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[7] 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
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Gallery
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Nokhu Crags (left) and Mt. Mahler (right of center) -
Mt. Mahler (center) and Braddock Peak (right) -
The northern group of the Never Summer Mountains.
Left to rightː Nokhu Crags, Mt. Richthofen, Mt. Mahler, Braddock Peak -
North aspect of Mahler, from Lake Agnes -
The northern group of the Never Summer Mountains viewed from Diamond Peaks. Left to rightː Nokhu Crags, Mt. Richthofen, Mt. Mahler, Braddock Peak
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Mount Mahler". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Mahler, Mount - 12,491' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Mount Mahler, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ a b Geologic map of the Mount Richthofen quadrangle and the western part of the Fall River Pass quadrangle, Grand and Jackson Counties, Colorado, J.M. O'Neill, U.S. Geological Survey, 1981.
- ^ Jon Kedrowski (2022), Classic Colorado Hikes, Colorado Mountain Club, ISBN 9781937052836
- ^ "Mount Mahler, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ 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
edit- Weather forecast: Mount Mahler