Storm King Mountain (Garfield County, Colorado)
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Storm King Mountain | |
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The mountain in 2017. | |
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 | |
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[edit]
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[edit]
- List of Colorado mountain ranges
- List of Colorado mountain summits
- List of Colorado county high points
References[edit]
- ^ The elevation of Storm King Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.292 m (+4.24 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ 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.
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