| Mount Powell | |
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 Southwest aspect, from Beaver Creek Ski Resort (Eagles Nest to left) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,586 ft (4,141 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 3,000 ft (914 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 21.50 mi (34.60 km)[2] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 39°45′36″N106°20′27″W / 39.759991°N 106.340704°W /39.759991; -106.340704[3] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | John Wesley Powell |
| Geography | |
  Mount Powell | |
| Location | Eagle andSummit counties, Colorado,United States[3] |
| Parent range | Highest summit of the Gore Range[2] |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount Powell, Colorado[3] |
Mount Powell is thehighest summit of theGore Range in theRocky Mountains ofNorth America. Theprominent 13,586-foot (4,141 m)thirteener is located in theEagles Nest Wilderness, 8.5 miles (13.7 km) north by east (bearing 8°) of theTown of Vail,Colorado,United States, along thedrainage divide separatingWhite River National Forest andEagle County fromArapaho National Forest andSummit County.[1][2][3] Mount Powell was named in honor ofJohn Wesley Powell who climbed to the summit in 1868.[3]
Mount Powell is very prominent when viewed from the north east, rising 6,000 feet aboveGreen Mountain Reservoir.
| Climate data for Mount Powell 39.7597 N, 106.3412 W, Elevation: 13,114 ft (3,997 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 21.3 (−5.9) | 20.8 (−6.2) | 26.5 (−3.1) | 32.8 (0.4) | 41.4 (5.2) | 52.4 (11.3) | 59.2 (15.1) | 56.4 (13.6) | 49.9 (9.9) | 38.2 (3.4) | 27.7 (−2.4) | 21.4 (−5.9) | 37.3 (2.9) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 10.3 (−12.1) | 9.5 (−12.5) | 14.5 (−9.7) | 20.1 (−6.6) | 28.9 (−1.7) | 39.2 (4.0) | 45.8 (7.7) | 43.8 (6.6) | 37.3 (2.9) | 26.7 (−2.9) | 17.3 (−8.2) | 10.8 (−11.8) | 25.4 (−3.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | −0.7 (−18.2) | −1.9 (−18.8) | 2.5 (−16.4) | 7.4 (−13.7) | 16.4 (−8.7) | 26.0 (−3.3) | 32.5 (0.3) | 31.2 (−0.4) | 24.7 (−4.1) | 15.2 (−9.3) | 6.8 (−14.0) | 0.1 (−17.7) | 13.4 (−10.4) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 3.93 (100) | 4.16 (106) | 4.51 (115) | 5.51 (140) | 3.57 (91) | 1.59 (40) | 2.08 (53) | 2.08 (53) | 2.47 (63) | 3.48 (88) | 3.84 (98) | 4.09 (104) | 41.31 (1,051) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[4] | |||||||||||||
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clickingCoordinates (underLocation); copyLatitude andLongitude figures from top of table; clickZoom to location; clickPrecipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click30-year normals, 1991-2020; click800m; clickRetrieve Time Series button.
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