Thatchtop

Thatchtop is a 12668 ft mountain summit in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.

Description
Thatchtop is set one mile east of the Continental Divide in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is situated within Rocky Mountain National Park, approximately 10.5 mi southwest of Estes Park. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of Glacier Creek which in turn is a tributary of the Big Thompson River. Topographic relief is significant with the summit rising 2670 ft above Glacier Gorge in 0.75 mile (1.21 km).

Etymology
The mountain's descriptive name refers to the matted groundcover of the roof-shaped mountain. The landforms's toponym was officially adopted in 1932 by the United States Board on Geographic Names, although it appeared in publications as early as 1911 if not earlier. The Arapaho called the mountain "Buffalo Climb."

Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Thatchtop 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.