Hallett Peak (

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: ''Bonoh'ooonoteyoo''') is a

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in the northern

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of the

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. The peak is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, southwest by west ( bearing 240°) of the Town of Estes Park,

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, on the

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between Grand and Larimer counties.

Mountain

Hallett Peak is on the Continental Divide, flanked by Flattop Mountain to the north and

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to the south. Just to its east lie Emerald Lake, Dream Lake, and Nymph Lake, access to which is usually from the Bear Lake Comfort Station. The '' Northcutt-Carter Route'' of Hallett Peak is recognized in the historic climbing text '' Fifty Classic Climbs of North America''.Stewart M. Green Rock Climbing Colorado, Chockstone, Falcon, Helena, MO, 1995; . Non-technical climbers may reach the summit of Hallett Peak by hiking up the Flattop Mountain Trail to its highpoint, then walking south along the ridgeline and ascending the peak over talus piles.

Etymology

The mountain is named for William L. Hallett (1856–1947), an outstanding mountain climber and one of the founders of the Rocky Mountain Club. Hallett arrived in the Estes Park area as a young MIT-trained engineer on vacation in 1878. He became enamored with the area and decided to remain, and became a rancher based in Loveland, Colorado. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1932 by the

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. In the Arapaho language the mountain is named bonoh'ooonoteyoo' or Thunder Peak.

Climate

According to the

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system, Hallett Peak is located in an alpine

subarctic climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a continental climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of ...

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.

Gallery

File:Otis, Hallett, Flattop.jpg, Otis Peak (left), Hallett Peak (center), Flattop Mountain (right) File:Dream Lake.jpg, Looking west over Dream Lake. Hallett Peak is on the left with the dramatic cliff band and prominent point. File:Bierstadt Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, USA.jpg, A view from Bierstadt Lake. Hallett Peak is at the center, flanked on the left by

, with Flattop Mountain and Ptarmigan Point on the right. File:Otis Peak and Hallett Peak.jpg,

(left) and Hallett Peak from northeast

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