| Gilpin Peak | |
| Etymology: | William Gilpin |
| Elevation Ft: | 13700. |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] [2] |
| Prominence Ft: | 720. |
| Isolation Mi: | 1.20 |
| Range: | San Juan Mountains, Sneffels Range |
| Parent Peak: | Mount Sneffels |
| Location: | Ouray and San Miguel counties, Colorado, United States |
| Map: | Colorado |
| Coordinates: | 37.9867°N -107.7931°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Topo: | USGS 7.5' topographic map Grays Peak, Colorado |
Gilpin Peak is a high mountain summit in the Sneffels Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13700feet thirteener is located in the Mount Sneffels Wilderness of Uncompahgre National Forest, 5.6km (03.5miles) north-northeast (bearing 23°) of the Town of Telluride, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide between Ouray County and San Miguel County.[1] [2] [3] Gilpin Peak was named in honor of William Gilpin, the first Governor of the Territory of Colorado.[4]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Gilpin 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 into tributaries of the San Miguel and the Uncompahgre Rivers.