| Dallas Peak | |
| Elevation Ft: | 13815 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] [2] |
| Prominence Ft: | 869 |
| Isolation Mi: | 2.02 |
| Etymology: | George M. Dallas |
| Range: | San Juan Mountains, Sneffels Range |
| Parent Peak: | Mount Sneffels |
| Location: | Ouray and San Miguel counties, Colorado, United States |
| Map: | Colorado |
| Coordinates: | 37.988°N -107.8237°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Topo: | USGS 7.5' topographic map Telluride, Colorado |
Dallas Peak is a high mountain summit in the Sneffels Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13815feet thirteener is located in the Mount Sneffels Wilderness of Uncompahgre National Forest, 5.3km (03.3miles) north by west (bearing 354°) of the Town of Telluride, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide between Ouray and San Miguel counties.[1] [2] [3]
This mountain's name was officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to commemorate George M. Dallas (1792–1864), American politician and diplomat who served as mayor of Philadelphia from 1828 to 1829, and as the 11th vice president of the United States from 1845 to 1849.[4]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Dallas Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[5] 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. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains south into the San Miguel River, and north to the Uncompahgre River via Dallas Creek.