Mount Oklahoma

Mount Oklahoma is a Elevation, high mountain summit in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The thirteener is located northeast by north (Absolute bearing, bearing 33°) of Independence Pass (Colorado), Independence Pass, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide of the Americas, Continental Divide separating the Mount Massive Wilderness in San Isabel National Forest and Lake County, Colorado, Lake County from the Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness in White River National Forest and Pitkin County, Colorado, Pitkin County. The mountain was named in honor of the University of Oklahoma.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mt. Oklahoma is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with 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.

Historical names

*Mount Oklahoma – 1967
*Oklahoma Mount

See also

*List of mountain ranges of Colorado, List of Colorado mountain ranges
*List of mountains of the United States#Colorado, List of Colorado mountain summits
**List of Colorado fourteeners
**List of mountain peaks of Colorado#Highest major summits, List of Colorado 4000 meter prominent summits
**List of the most prominent summits of Colorado
*List of Colorado county high points

References

External links

Mountains of Colorado, Oklahoma
Mountains of Pitkin County, Colorado
San Isabel National Forest
White River National Forest
Great Divide of North America
North American 4000 m summits

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