Cascade Mountain (Colorado)

Cascade Mountain is a 12,326-foot-elevation (3,757-meter) mountain summit in Grand County, Colorado, United States.

Cascade Mountain
East aspect, from Kawuneeche Valley
Highest point
Elevation	12,326 ft (3,757 m)[1]
Prominence	843 ft (257 m)[1]
Parent peak	Bowen Mountain (12,524 ft)[1]
Isolation	2.01 mi (3.23 km)[1]
Coordinates	40°20′14″N 105°57′36″W[2]
Geography
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Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Grand
Protected area	Never Summer Wilderness[3]
Parent range	Rocky Mountains Never Summer Mountains
Topo map	USGS Bowen Mountain
Geology
Rock age	Paleoproterozoic[4]
Mountain type	Fault block
Rock type	Biotite granofels[4]
Climbing
Easiest route	class 2 hiking[1]

Description

Cascade Mountain is part of the Never Summer Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.^[5] The mountain is set in the Never Summer Wilderness on land managed by Arapaho National Forest. It is situated along the Continental Divide with the summit offset by less than one mile. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains to the nearby Colorado River via Willow Creek and Bowen Gulch. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,100 feet (945 meters) above Willow Creek in two miles (3.2 km) and 2,300 feet (701 meters) above Bowen Gulch in 1.5 miles (2.4 km). The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.^[2]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Cascade Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.^[6] 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.

See also

• Mountains of Grand County, Colorado
• Mountains portal