Cleveland Peak

Cleveland Peak
Cleveland Peak
	West aspect
Highest point
Elevation	13,414 ft (4,089 m)
Prominence	450 ft (137 m)
Parent peak	Tijeras Peak (13,610 ft)
Isolation	1.40 mi (2.25 km)
Coordinates	37°54′16″N 105°32′36″W / 37.9044132°N 105.5432036°W
Geography
	Cleveland Peak Location in Colorado Cleveland Peak Cleveland Peak (the United States)
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Saguache
Protected area	Sangre de Cristo Wilderness; Great Sand Dunes Preserve
Parent range	Rocky Mountains; Sangre de Cristo Range
Topo map	USGS Crestone Peak
Geology
Rock age	Precambrian
Mountain type	Fault block
Climbing
Easiest route	class 2+

Cleveland Peak is a 13,414-foot (4,089 m) mountain summit in Saguache County, Colorado, United States.

Description

Cleveland Peak is set in the Sangre de Cristo Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.^[2] The mountain is located on the boundary shared by Sangre de Cristo Wilderness and Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.^[3] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's eastern slopes drains to Sand Creek, the west slope drains into Pole and Deadman creeks, and all three flow into the San Luis Valley. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,700 feet (518 m) above Deadman Lakes in one-half mile (0.8 km) and nearly 4,600 feet (1,402 m) above Sand Creek in 2.5 miles (4.0 km). The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.^[4]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Cleveland Peak has an alpine climate with 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. Climbers can expect afternoon rain, hail, and lightning from the seasonal monsoon in late July and August.

Gallery

Cleveland Peak and Great Sand Dunes
Cleveland Peak and Great Sand Dunes
Great Sand Dunes and Cleveland Peak
Cleveland Peak at sunset
Lenticular cloud over Cleveland Peak at sunset
Cleveland Peak centered and the Crestones to the left
Great Sand Dunes and Cleveland Peak
Cleveland Peak to right and the Crestones to the left

References

^ Robert M. Ormes (2000), Guide to the Colorado Mountains, Colorado Mountain Club Press, ISBN 9780967146607, p. 115.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Cleveland Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Cleveland Peak – 13,404' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Cleveland Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
^ Nicholas Lancaster (2020), Inland Dunes of North America, Springer International Publishing, ISBN 9783030404987, p. 245.
^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.

External links

Cleveland Peak: weather forecast

[Ormes-1] Robert M. Ormes (2000), Guide to the Colorado Mountains, Colorado Mountain Club Press, ISBN 9780967146607, p. 115.

[pb-2] "Cleveland Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.

[listsofjohn-3] "Cleveland Peak – 13,404' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.

[GNIS-4] "Cleveland Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 28, 2023.

[5] Nicholas Lancaster (2020), Inland Dunes of North America, Springer International Publishing, ISBN 9783030404987, p. 245.

[Peel-6] Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.

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