Pagoda Mountain is a mountain

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in Boulder County,

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, United States.

Description

Pagoda Mountain is located one mile east of the

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in the

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of the

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. The mountain is situated within

Rocky Mountain National Park Rocky Mountain National Park is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States located approximately northwest of Denver in north-central Colorado, within the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The park is s ...

and is the fifth-highest peak in Boulder County.Boulder County CO Peaks List, listsofjohn.com
Retrieved April 25, 2023. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's south slope drains to North St. Vrain Creek via Hunters Creek and the north slope drains to Glacier Creek which is a tributary of the

Big Thompson River The Big Thompson River is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately long, in the U.S. state of Colorado. Originating in Forest Canyon in Rocky Mountain National Park, the river flows into Lake Estes in the town of Estes Park and ...

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is significant as the summit rises above Green Lake in one-half mile. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1911 by the

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and is so named because the mountain's shape resembles a

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Climate

According to the

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system, Pagoda 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.

Gallery

File:North aspect of Pagoda Mountain.jpg, North aspect, from Mills Lake File:Pagoda Mountain.jpg, North aspect, from Mills Lake File:Longs Peak and Pagoda Mountain.jpg, Longs Peak (left) and Pagoda Mountain (right) File:Longs Peak group (Colorado).jpg, Left to right: Mount Alice, Chiefs Head Peak (centered), Pagoda Mountain,

Longs Peak Longs Peak is a mountain in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The fourteener is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, southwest by south ( bearing 209°) of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, ...

, Mount Meeker. Southeast aspect viewed across Wild Basin. File:Rocky Mountains National Park (3999641700).jpg, Pagoda Mountain centered

References

External links

* Weather forecast
Pagoda Mountain
*Pagoda Mountain rock climbing
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Description

Climate

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