Baker Mountain is a mountain summit in Grand County, Colorado, United States.
Description Baker Mountain is the 15th-highest peak of the Never Summer Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is situated on the western boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park and the west side of the peak is in the Never Summer Wilderness, on land managed by Arapaho National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into headwaters of the Colorado River except for a portion of which is diverted by the Grand Ditch. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above the Kawuneeche Valley in and above Baker Gulch in 0.6 mile (1 km).
History The mountain is named for John R. Baker who made the first ascent of the summit in 1875.William Bright, Colorado Place Names, 2004, Johnson Books, , page 13. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1932 by the United States Board on Geographic Names,Decisions of the United States Geographic Board No. 27, (June 30, 1932), US Government Printing Office, p. 1. and named in association with Baker Gulch which had been reported in publications since at least 1906.Henry Gannett, United States Geological Survey (1906), A Gazetteer of Colorado, US Government Printing Office, p. 21.
Climate According to the Köppen climate classification system, Baker Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate 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.
See also List of peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park
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External links Weather forecast: Baker Mountain