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Wasatch Mountain (Colorado)

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zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. 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
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is significant as the north aspect rises 4,750 feet (1,450 m) above the San Miguel River valley in three miles. The mountain's name, which has been officially adopted by the
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The mountain is situated 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-southeast of the town of
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wasatch Mountain
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Wasatch Mountain, with La Junta Peak to left, January 2008
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Wasatch Range

Telluride Ski Resort
Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak
Lookout Peak
Isolation
Coordinates
37°53′24″N 107°47′45″W / 37.8900056°N 107.7958859°W / 37.8900056; -107.7958859
Wasatch Mountain is located in Colorado
Wasatch Mountain is located in the United States
San Miguel County
Colorado
Parent range
Rocky Mountains
San Juan Mountains
Topo map
USGS
Easiest route
class 2
San Miguel Mountains
San Miguel County
Colorado
Telluride
Uncompahgre National Forest
Rocky Mountains
Continental Divide
Telluride Ski Resort
Topographic relief

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