Mount Sheridan (Colorado)

Mount Sheridan
Mount Sheridan
	Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation	13,748 ft (4,190 m)
Prominence	616 ft (188 m)
Parent peak	Mount Sherman (14,043 ft)
Isolation	1.36 mi (2.19 km)
Coordinates	39°12′33″N 106°11′05″W / 39.2091843°N 106.1847544°W
Naming
Etymology	Philip Sheridan
Geography
	Mount Sheridan Location in Colorado Mount Sheridan Mount Sheridan (the United States)
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Lake / Park
Protected area	San Isabel National Forest; Pike National Forest
Parent range	Rocky Mountains; Mosquito Range
Topo map	USGS Mount Sherman
Geology
Age of rock	Late Cretaceous
Type of rock	Porphyry
Climbing
Easiest route	Hiking class 1

Mount Sheridan is a 13,748-foot (4,190 m) mountain summit on the boundary shared by Lake County and Park County, in Colorado, United States.

Description[edit]

Mount Sheridan is set 18 miles east of the Continental Divide in the Mosquito Range, which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. It ranks as the 11th-highest peak in Park County and the 124th-highest in Colorado.^[4] The mountain is located six miles (9.7 km) southeast of the community of Leadville on land managed by San Isabel National Forest and Pike National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains to the Arkansas River, whereas the east slope drains into the headwaters of Fourmile Creek which is a tributary of the South Fork South Platte River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,750 feet (533 m) above Empire Amphitheater in one-half mile (0.8 km) and 1,750 feet above Fourmile Creek in one mile (1.6 km). Mount Sheridan has an officially-named subsidiary peak, "West Sheridan" (12,953 feet) approximately one mile distant.^[7]

Etymology[edit]

The mountain's toponym was officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names to honor General of the Army Philip Henry Sheridan (1831–1888).^[5]^[8] There is also a Mount Sheridan in Yellowstone National Park named after him.

Climate[edit]

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Sheridan is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.^[9] 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.

Climbing[edit]

An ascent of the peak involves hiking 4.2 miles (6.8 km) (round-trip) with 1,728 feet (527 m) of elevation gain (4WD access), or 8.2 miles (13.2 km) with 2,508 feet (764 m) of elevation gain without 4WD.^[10] Climbers can expect afternoon rain, hail, and lightning from the seasonal monsoon in late July and August.

Gallery[edit]

North aspect
Dyer Mountain (left), Mount Sherman (center), Mount Sheridan (right). West aspect.
Philip Sheridan in the 1860s

References[edit]

^ Robert M. Ormes (2000), Guide to the Colorado Mountains, Colorado Mountain Club Press, ISBN 9780967146607, p. 167.
^ Mike Garratt, Bob Martin (1984), Colorado's High Thirteeners, Johnson Books, ISBN 9780917895395, p. 23.
^ ^a ^b "Mount Sheridan, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Sheridan, Mount - 13,757' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Mount Sheridan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Bohannon, R.G, and Ruleman C.A. (2013), Geologic Map of the Mount Sherman 7.5' Quadrangle, Park and Lake Counties, Colorado, U.S. Geological Survey.
^ "West Sheridan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
^ James Dziezynski, Best Summit Hikes in Colorado (2012), Wilderness Press, ISBN 978-0-89997-712-6, page 158.
^ 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.
^ Gerry Roach (2022), Colorado's Fourteeners: From Hikes to Climbs Fourth Ed., Chicago Review Press, ISBN 9781641608121

External links[edit]

Mount Sheridan: weather forecast

[Ormes-1] Robert M. Ormes (2000), Guide to the Colorado Mountains, Colorado Mountain Club Press, ISBN 9780967146607, p. 167.

[High13-2] Mike Garratt, Bob Martin (1984), Colorado's High Thirteeners, Johnson Books, ISBN 9780917895395, p. 23.

[pb-3] "Mount Sheridan, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.

[listsofjohn-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Sheridan, Mount - 13,757' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.

[GNIS-5] "Mount Sheridan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 10, 2023.

[usgs-6] Bohannon, R.G, and Ruleman C.A. (2013), Geologic Map of the Mount Sherman 7.5' Quadrangle, Park and Lake Counties, Colorado, U.S. Geological Survey.

[GNIS2-7] "West Sheridan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 10, 2023.

[8] James Dziezynski, Best Summit Hikes in Colorado (2012), Wilderness Press, ISBN 978-0-89997-712-6, page 158.

[Peel-9] 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.

[Roach1999-10] Gerry Roach (2022), Colorado's Fourteeners: From Hikes to Climbs Fourth Ed., Chicago Review Press, ISBN 9781641608121

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