Mount Toll is a mountain

summit A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous. The term (mountain top) is generally used only for ...

on the boundary shared by Boulder County and Grand County, in

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, United States.

Description

Mount Toll is set on the Continental Divide in the Front Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is located west-northwest of Boulder in the Indian Peaks Wilderness, on land managed by Arapaho National Forest and Roosevelt National Forest. It is the seventh-highest summit in the wilderness and 16th-highest in Boulder County. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's east slope drains into Blue Lake thence South St. Vrain Creek, whereas the west slope drains to

Monarch Lake Monarch Lake is a reservoir in Grand County, Colorado located within the Arapaho National Recreation Area. The reservoir is adjacent to the Indian Peaks Wilderness on its north and east sides. The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail pass ...

via Cascade Creek, thence Lake Granby. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above Pawnee Lake in 0.6 mile (1 km) and above Blue Lake in 0.65 mile.

Etymology

The landform's toponym was officially adopted on November 19, 1940, by the United States Board on Geographic Names to honor Roger Wolcott Toll (1883–1936), American mountaineer, superintendent of nearby Rocky Mountain National Park (1921–1929), and author of ''The Mountain Peaks of Colorado''. He is also the namesake of

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in Texas.

Climate

According to the

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

system, the mountain 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.

Climbing

Established climbing routes on Mount Toll: * South slopes – * Southeast face – class 2 * East chimney – class 4 * Northeast ramp – class 5.0–5.2 * Northeast face – class 5.6 * North ridge – class 5.6

Gallery

File:Mount Toll.jpg File:Mt. Toll, Colorado.jpg File:Paiute, Toll, Pawnee.jpg, West aspect of Mt. Toll centered, viewed from Lake Granby

References

External links

* Mount Toll
weather forecast
* Mount Toll climbing
Mountainproject.com
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