Storm King Mountain (Garfield County, Colorado)
Storm King Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 8,797 ft (2,681 m)[1] |
Coordinates | 39°35′22″N 107°24′03″W / 39.5894259°N 107.4008876°WCoordinates: 39°35′22″N 107°24′03″W / 39.5894259°N 107.4008876°W[2] |
Geography | |
Storm King Mountain Colorado | |
Location | Garfield County, Colorado, U.S.[2] |
Parent range | White River Plateau |
Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Storm King Mountain, Colorado[2] |
Geology | |
Age of rock | ~ 1.05 Gyr |
Mountain type | sandstone |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | hike |
Storm King Mountain is a mountain in the White River National Forest of the Rocky Mountains, 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, in northeastern Garfield County. It is on the north side of the Colorado River and Interstate 70 (I-70), between Glenwood Springs and New Castle.A ski lift at the Copper Mountain Ski Resort is named after the mountain.
July 1994 fire[]
It is the site of the July 1994 South Canyon Fire in which 14 firefighters died. After the fire eliminated valuable vegetation and ground cover, torrential rains caused a mudslide on the night of September 1, 1994, that buried 30 cars and seriously injured two people on Interstate 70.[3]
See also[]
- List of Colorado mountain ranges
- List of Colorado mountain summits
- List of Colorado fourteeners
- List of Colorado 4000 meter prominent summits
- List of the most prominent summits of Colorado
- List of Colorado county high points
References[]
- ^ The elevation of Storm King Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.292 m (+4.24 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Storm King Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "Geologic Mapping Along the I-70 Corridor in Western Colorado". USGS. October 31, 2007.
External links[]
Categories:
- Mountains of Colorado
- Mountains of Garfield County, Colorado
- North American 2000 m summits
- White River National Forest
- Colorado geography stubs