| Colony Baldy | |
|---|---|
 Northeast aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,705 ft (4,177 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 922 ft (281 m)[3] |
| Parent peak | Humboldt Peak (14,070 ft)[3] |
| Isolation | 1.36 mi (2.19 km)[3] |
| Coordinates | 37°59′44″N105°33′37″W / 37.9954733°N 105.5603277°W /37.9954733; -105.5603277[4] |
| Geography | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Custer |
| Protected area | Sangre de Cristo Wilderness |
| Parent range | Rocky Mountains Sangre de Cristo Range[5] |
| Topo map | USGSCrestone Peak |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Fault block |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hikingclass 2[3] |
Colony Baldy is a 13,705-foot (4,177 m) mountainsummit inCuster County,Colorado, United States.
Colony Baldy is set in theSangre de Cristo Range which is a subrange of theRocky Mountains. It is the seventh-highest summit in Custer County,[6] and the 153rd-highest in Colorado.[3] Colony Baldy can be seen fromHighway 69 near the community ofWestcliffe. The mountain is located in theSangre de Cristo Wilderness on land managed bySan Isabel National Forest.[5] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into tributaries ofGrape Creek which in turn is a tributary of theArkansas River.Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,450 feet (747 m) above North Colony Creek in 0.8 mile (1.3 km) and 2,200 feet (671 m) above Macey Lake in 0.67 mile (1.1 km). An ascent of the peak involves hiking 17 miles (27 km) round-trip with 4,700 feet (1,433 m) of elevation gain.[1] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1970 by theUnited States Board on Geographic Names.[7]
According to theKöppen climate classification system, Colony Baldy is located in an alpinesubarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[8] 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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