Clinton Peak | |
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![]() West aspect | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,864 ft (4,226 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 517 ft (158 m)[3] |
Isolation | 2.03 mi (3.27 km)[3] |
Coordinates | 39°22′06″N106°08′56″W / 39.3682033°N 106.1488478°W /39.3682033; -106.1488478[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Continental Divide between Lake andPark counties, Colorado,United States[4] |
Parent range | Mosquito Range[3] |
Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Climax, Colorado[1] |
Clinton Peak is ahighmountainsummit in theMosquito Range of theRocky Mountains ofNorth America, named after former U.S. president Bill Clinton. The 13,864-foot (4,226 m)thirteener is located 2.1 miles (3.3 km) east (bearing 86°) ofFremont Pass,Colorado,United States, on theContinental Divide separatingSan Isabel National Forest andLake County fromPike National Forest andPark County.[1][2][3][4]
According to theKöppen climate classification system, the mountain is located in an alpinesubarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[5] 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.