The Spider (Colorado)

The Spider is a 12695 ft mountain summit in Eagle County, Colorado, United States.

Description
The Spider is set in the Gore Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is located 6 mi northeast of the community of Vail in the Eagles Nest Wilderness on land managed by White River National Forest. It ranks as the seventh-highest peak in the Gore Range as well as the wilderness. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into headwaters of the Piney River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2100 ft above the river in 0.7 mile (1.1 km). The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.

Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, The Spider 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.