| French Mountain | |
| Elevation Ft: | 13966 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] [2] |
| Prominence Ft: | 1100. |
| Isolation Mi: | 2.11 |
| Range: | Sawatch Range, Elbert Massif |
| Parent Peak: | Mount Elbert |
| Location: | Lake County, Colorado, U.S. |
| Map: | Colorado |
| Coordinates: | 39.1286°N -106.4825°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Topo: | USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount Massive, Colorado |
French Mountain is a high mountain summit in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13966feet thirteener is located on the Elbert Massif in San Isabel National Forest, 20.9km (13miles) southwest by west (bearing 231°) of the City of Leadville in Lake County, Colorado, United States.[1] [2] [3]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, French Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[4] 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.