| Hunter Peak | |
| Elevation Ft: | 13506 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 486 |
| Isolation Mi: | 1.41 |
| Parent Peak: | Keefe Peak (13,532 ft) |
| Etymology: | Gerald M. Hunter |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Colorado |
| Region: | Pitkin County |
| Region Type: | County |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness |
| Range: | Rocky Mountains Elk Mountains[2] |
| Map: | Colorado#USA |
| Coordinates: | 39.053°N -106.9038°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Topo: | USGS Maroon Bells |
| Rock: | Hornfels[4] |
Hunter Peak is a 13506feet mountain summit in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States.
Hunter Peak is located 17miles west of the Continental Divide in the Elk Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. It ranks as the 253rd-highest peak in Colorado.[1] The mountain is situated 10miles south-southwest of the community of Aspen and 4.8miles east-southeast of Maroon Bells. The peak is set in the Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness on land managed by White River National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of the Roaring Fork River which is a tributary of the Colorado River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3450feet above Conundrum Creek in approximately 1miles and 3700feet above East Maroon Creek in 1.5miles.
The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on October 1, 1930, by the United States Board on Geographic Names at the suggestion of the US Forest Service to honor Gerald M. Hunter (1892–1926), who served as deputy forest supervisor and died while in active service.[3]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Hunter Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with 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.