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Crestone Needle (4327m)

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Crestone Needle culmine à 4327 mètres en United States, faisant partie de Rocky Mountains, North America. Ce sommet est classé comme Fold Mountain.

Crestone Needle — 4,327m — United States — watercolor illustration
Altitude
4327 m
Proéminence
— m
Coordonnées
37,964722, -105,576667
Type
fold_mountain

Comparaison des altitudes

Niveau de la mer 0 m Ben Nevis 1,345 m Mont Blanc 4,808 m Denali 6,190 m Mt. Everest 8,849 m Crestone Needle 4327 m

À propos de cette montagne

Crestone Needle (4327m) is a fold mountain in the Rocky Mountains, United States. Grade 4/5: technical ascent requiring mountaineering skills and equipment. Formed by tectonic compression, it displays layered rock strata typical of fold ranges.

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Conditions saisonnières

Analyse topographique

Carte de contour

Topographic contour map of Crestone Needle (4327m)

The topographic contour map of Crestone Needle (4327m) in the Rocky Mountains shows elongated parallel contours following the ridge axis. Contour lines are drawn at 100m intervals, with index contours (thicker lines) every 500m. The hypsometric color scale ranges from green (lower elevations) through yellow and orange to white (highest elevations near the 4,327m summit). Above 3,800m, the estimated snow line at this latitude, contours transition to cooler tones indicating permanent snow and ice.

Profil d'altitude

Elevation profile of Crestone Needle (4327m)

The east–west elevation profile of Crestone Needle (4327m) in the Rocky Mountains shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 4,327m. The color gradient transitions from green (valley floor) to white (summit zone), with the red summit marker indicating the peak. The dashed blue snow line at 3,800m marks the approximate elevation above which permanent snow persists year-round.

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