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Mummy Mountain
Mummy Mountain from Estes Park, Colorado.
Highest point
Elevation13,430 ft (4,093 m)
Prominence485 ft (148 m)
Isolation1.37 mi (2.20 km)
Coordinates40°28′30″N 105°37′25″W / 40.4749834°N 105.6236132°W / 40.4749834; -105.6236132
Geography
Mummy Mountain is located in ColoradoMummy MountainMummy MountainColorado
LocationLarimer County Colorado, U.S.
Parent rangeMummy Range
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
Estes Park, Colorado
Climbing
Easiest routehike

Mummy Mountain is a high mountain summit in the Mummy Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,430-foot (4,093 m) thirteener is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park, 8.5 miles (13.7 km) northwest by north (bearing 323°) of the Town of Estes Park in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.

A top-down, black-and-white photograph of Mummy Mountain.
Mummy Mountain (bottom), photographed by the United States Forest Service in 1946.

Climate

Climate data for Mummy Mountain 40.2521 N, 105.6082 W, Elevation: 13,350 ft (4,069 m) (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 20.6
(−6.3)
20.0
(−6.7)
25.2
(−3.8)
29.1
(−1.6)
38.3
(3.5)
50.0
(10.0)
55.9
(13.3)
54.1
(12.3)
47.6
(8.7)
35.9
(2.2)
27.1
(−2.7)
20.9
(−6.2)
35.4
(1.9)
Daily mean °F (°C) 9.4
(−12.6)
8.5
(−13.1)
13.3
(−10.4)
17.5
(−8.1)
26.5
(−3.1)
37.2
(2.9)
43.5
(6.4)
41.9
(5.5)
35.5
(1.9)
24.9
(−3.9)
16.5
(−8.6)
10.1
(−12.2)
23.7
(−4.6)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) −1.7
(−18.7)
−3.0
(−19.4)
1.4
(−17.0)
6.0
(−14.4)
14.7
(−9.6)
24.4
(−4.2)
31.0
(−0.6)
29.7
(−1.3)
23.4
(−4.8)
13.9
(−10.1)
6.0
(−14.4)
−0.6
(−18.1)
12.1
(−11.0)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.09
(78)
3.25
(83)
3.81
(97)
4.95
(126)
4.00
(102)
2.18
(55)
2.73
(69)
2.60
(66)
2.59
(66)
2.71
(69)
3.07
(78)
3.03
(77)
38.01
(966)
Source: PRISM Climate Group

See also

References

  1. ^ The elevation of Mummy Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.644 m (+5.39 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. ^ "Mummy Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  3. ^ "Mummy Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  4. "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 10, 2023. To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.

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