Thunder Mountain (Colorado)

Thunder Mountain is a 13108 ft summit in La Plata County, Colorado, United States.

Description
Thunder Mountain is situated in the Needle Mountains, which are a subrange of the San Juan Mountains. The mountain is located 30 mi northeast of the community of Durango and set within the Weminuche Wilderness on land managed by San Juan National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into Vallecito Creek which is a tributary of the Los Pinos River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3800 ft above the creek in 1 mi. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names and has been recorded in publications since at least 1906.

Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Thunder 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.