| Wheeler Mountain | |
| Elevation Ft: | 13690. |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] [2] |
| Prominence Ft: | 317 |
| Prominence Ref: | [3] |
| Isolation Mi: | 1.09 |
| Parent Peak: | Clinton Peak (13,864 ft) |
| Etymology: | John S. Wheeler |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Colorado |
| Region Type: | County |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Range: | Rocky Mountains Mosquito Range |
| Map: | Colorado#USA |
| Coordinates: | 39.3804°N -106.1358°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [4] |
| Topo: | USGS Copper Mountain |
Wheeler Mountain is a 13690feet summit in Summit County, Colorado, United States.
Wheeler Mountain is set on the Continental Divide 4.5miles west-northwest of Hoosier Pass. It is part of the Mosquito Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. It ranks as the 150th-highest peak in Colorado.[3] The summit is in Summit County, however the southwest and southeast slopes lie within Lake and Park counties, respectively. The mountain is located 9miles south-southwest of the community of Breckenridge on land managed by Arapaho National Forest and Pike National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains into Clinton Creek; the southeast slope drains into Wheeler Lake thence to the Middle Fork South Platte River; and the northeast slope drains to the Blue River via Monte Cristo Creek. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1970feet above Clinton Creek in one-half mile (0.80 km). The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[4]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Wheeler Mountain 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.