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The mountain ranks as the 34th-highest peak in Gunnison County. [1] The peak is located seven miles (11 km) north-northeast of Taylor Park Reservoir in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, on land managed by Gunnison National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of the Taylor River, four miles to the ...
Renewed uplift approximately 10 million years ago raised the region to the heights seen today. Fairview Peak was glaciated, and the most prominent glacial cirques are located on the north and east sides of the mountain where tarns and glacial deposits are found. [4] [5] [6] The Fairview Peak area is part of the Colorado Mineral Belt.
Precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains to the Roaring Fork River via Cooper Creek and Castle Creek, whereas the east slope drains into the headwaters of the Taylor River. Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises over 2,430 feet (741 m) above Taylor River in one mile (1.6 km).
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Precipitation runoff from the mountain's north slope drains into the headwaters of the Taylor River, whereas the other slopes drain into tributaries of the East River. Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises 1,777 feet (542 m) above Taylor River in 1.5 miles (2.4 km).
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Mountains of Gunnison County, Colorado; References This page was last edited on 25 December 2024, at 01:13 ...
East River is a 38.3-mile-long (61.6 km) [2] stream in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. It flows south from Emerald Lake in the Maroon Bells Wilderness to a confluence with the Taylor River that forms the Gunnison River .