Mount Daly is a mountain summit in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States.
| Mount Daly | |
|---|---|
 Southwest aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,323 ft (4,061 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 820 ft (250 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Capitol Peak (14,137 ft)[1] |
| Isolation | 1.41 mi (2.27 km)[1] |
| Coordinates | 39°10′20″N 107°04′07″W / 39.1721027°N 107.0686259°W[2] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Charles P. Daly |
| Geography | |
  Mount Daly Location in Colorado  Mount Daly Mount Daly (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Pitkin |
| Protected area | Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness |
| Parent range | Rocky Mountains Elk Mountains[3] |
| Topo map | USGS Capitol Peak |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | class 2+[1] |
Description
editMount Daly, elevation 13,323-feet (4,061 m), is situated in the Elk Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.[3] The peak is located eight miles (13 km) southwest of the community of Snowmass Village in the Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness, on land managed by White River National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into Capitol and Snowmass creeks which are tributaries of the Roaring Fork River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,900 feet (884 m) above West Snowmass Creek in one mile (1.6 km).
Etymology
editThe mountain was named in 1874 by Henry Gannett during the Hayden Survey to honor Charles P. Daly (1816–1899), who was then president of the American Geographical Society.[4] The landform's toponym was officially adopted on February 1, 1933, by the United States Board on Geographic Names,[5] although it appeared in publications as early as 1877.[6] There is a Mount Daly in Canada named for this same person. There is also another Mount Daly (12,615 ft) located six miles southwest in Gunnison County which has an unknown name origin.[7]
Climate
editAccording to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Daly is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[8] 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.
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Daly, Mount - 13,323' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ "Mount Daly". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ a b "Mount Daly, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ Henry Gannett (1905), The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, p. 99.
- ^ Decisions of the United States Geographic Board, No. 23, Decisions Rendered February 1, 1933
- ^ Henry Gannett (1877), Lists of Elevations Principally in that Portion of the United States West of the Mississippi River, p. 119.
- ^ "Mount Daly". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ 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
edit- Mount Daly: weather forecast
- Mount Daly: Mountain-forecast.com
- Mount Daly (photo): Flickr