Grizzly Peak (Gunnison County, Colorado)
Grizzly Peak is a mountain summit in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. Description Grizzly Peak is set one-half mile west of the Continental Divide in the Collegiate Peaks which are a subrange of the Sawatch Range. The mountain ranks as the 34th-highest peak in Gunnison County. The peak is located north-northeast of Taylor Park Reservoir in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, on land managed by Gunnison National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of the Taylor River, four miles to the southwest. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises in along the south slope. The American Discovery Trail traverses the lower southern slope of the peak as it crosses the Continental Divide near Lake Ann and enters Taylor Park. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names. There are four other summits in Colorado which are also named Grizzly Peak, the highest of which is to the north-northwest and also in the Collegiate Peaks, as well as 18 others among several western states. Climate According to the Köppen climate classification system, Grizzly Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. 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. See also Grizzly Peak (disambiguation) Thirteener References Mountains of Colorado Mountains of Gunnison County, Colorado Gunnison National Forest North American 4000 m summits