| Electric Peak | |
|---|---|
 Northwest aspect centered (Top ofArrow Peak visible directly behind Electric. Trinity Peaks to left,Graystone Peak to right.) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,292 ft (4,051 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 812 ft (247 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Graystone Peak (13,489 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 0.58 mi (0.93 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 37°41′56″N107°37′02″W / 37.6989661°N 107.6172295°W /37.6989661; -107.6172295[3] |
| Geography | |
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| Location | San Juan County,Colorado,US |
| Parent range | Rocky Mountains San Juan Mountains Needle Mountains[1] |
| Topo map | USGSStorm King Peak |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Statherian |
| Mountain type | Intrusive |
| Rock type | Quartzite |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | class 2[2] South Face[4] |
Electric Peak is a 13,292-foot-elevation (4,051-meter) mountain summit located inSan Juan County,Colorado,United States.[3] It is situated eight miles south of the community ofSilverton, in theWeminuche Wilderness, on land managed bySan Juan National Forest. It is part of theNeedle Mountains which are a subset of theSan Juan Mountains, which in turn is a subset of theRocky Mountains. Precipitationrunoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of theAnimas River. The peak can be seen fromU.S. Route 550 and theDurango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises over 4,500 feet (1,400 meters) above the river and railway in approximately two miles. It is set five miles west of theContinental Divide, and one mile east ofMount Garfield. The mountain's name, which has been officially adopted by theUnited States Board on Geographic Names, was in use before 1906 whenHenry Gannett published it in theGazetteer of Colorado.[5]
According to theKöppen climate classification system, Electric Peak is located in an alpinesubarctic climate zone with very long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[6] 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.
Electric Peak is part of theUncompahgre Formation, which is a sequence ofquartzite and blackphyllite some 8,200 feet (2,500 meters) in thickness.[7] The formation dates to theStatherian period and is interpreted as metamorphosed marine and fluvialsandstone,mudstone, andshale. The formation overlies plutons with an age of 1,707 million years.
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