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Mount Ida (Colorado)

Coordinates : 40°22′18″N 105°46′45″W / 40.371651°N 105.7791758°W / 40.371651; -105.7791758 {{cite gnis|id=177782|name=Mount Ida|access-date=November 30, 2014}} "},"prominence_ft...

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Coordinates: 40°22′18″N105°46′45″W / 40.371651°N 105.7791758°W / 40.371651; -105.7791758

Mount Ida is a mountainsummit in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,874-foot (3,924 m) peak is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 13.4 miles (21.6 km) west (bearing 268°) of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Grand and Larimer counties.[3][2][1][4] The mountain was probably named after Mount Ida on Crete.[5]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, the 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.

East aspect of Mount Ida

See also

References

  1. 12345"Mount Ida". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  2. 1234"Mount Ida, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  3. ↑The elevation of Mount Ida includes an adjustment of +1.633 m (+5.36 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  4. ↑"Mount Ida". Peakery.com. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  5. ↑Dziezynski, James (August 1, 2012). Best Summit Hikes in Colorado: An Opinionated Guide to 50+ Ascents of Classic and Little-Known Peaks from 8,144 to 14,433 Feet. Wilderness Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-89997-713-3.
  6. ↑Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification"(PDF). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Archived(PDF) from the original on December 2, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2025.