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Green Knoll

Coordinates: 40°23′10″N 105°53′48″W / 40.3861213°N 105.8967977°W / 40.3861213; -105.8967977
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Green Knoll
Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation12,297 ft (3,748 m)[1]
Prominence193 ft (59 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Nimbus (12,721 ft)[1]
Isolation0.80 mi (1.29 km)[1]
Coordinates40°23′10″N 105°53′48″W / 40.3861213°N 105.8967977°W / 40.3861213; -105.8967977[2]
Geography
Green Knoll is located in Colorado
Green Knoll
Green Knoll
Location in Colorado
Green Knoll is located in the United States
Green Knoll
Green Knoll
Green Knoll (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyGrand County
Protected areaRocky Mountain National Park
Parent rangeRocky Mountains
Never Summer Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Mount Richthofen
Geology
Rock ageProterozoic[3]
Rock typeBiotite, Gneiss[3]
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2[1] Southeast slope[4]

Green Knoll is a 12,297-foot-elevation (3,748-meter) mountain summit in Grand County, Colorado, United States.

Description

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Green Knoll is the 17th-highest peak of the Never Summer Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.[5] The mountain is situated at the western boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park and is visible from Trail Ridge Road within the park. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains to the Colorado River except for a portion which is diverted by the Grand Ditch. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,400 feet (1,036 meters) above the Kawuneeche Valley in 2.25 miles (3.62 km) and 1,300 feet (396 meters) above Red Gulch in one-half mile. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[2]

Climate

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According to the Köppen climate classification system, Green Knoll is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone 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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Green Knoll - 12,297' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  2. ^ a b "Green Knoll". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  3. ^ a b Geologic map of the Mount Richthofen quadrangle and the western part of the Fall River Pass quadrangle, Grand and Jackson Counties, Colorado, J.M. O'Neill, U.S. Geological Survey, 1981.
  4. ^ Lisa Foster (2005), Rocky Mountain National Park: The Complete Hiking Guide, Westcliffe Publishers, ISBN 9781565795501, p. 343.
  5. ^ "Green Knoll, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  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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