Age of rock ~ 1.05 Gyr Easiest route hike Prominence 169 m | Mountain type sandstone Elevation 2,680 m Parent range White River Plateau | |
Location Garfield County, Colorado, U.S. Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map
Storm King Mountain, Colorado Similar Sunlight Peak, Mount Sopris, Cloud Peak, Lookout Mountain, Mount Meeker | ||
Storm King Mountain is a mountain in the White River National Forest of the Rocky Mountains, 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, in northeastern Garfield County. It is on the north side of the Colorado River and Interstate 70 (I-70), between Glenwood Springs and New Castle.A ski lift at the Copper Mountain Ski Resort is named after the mountain.
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Map of Storm King Mountain, Colorado 81601, USA
July 1994 fire
It is the site of the July 1994 South Canyon Fire in which 14 firefighters died. After the fire eliminated valuable vegetation and ground cover, torrential rains caused a mudslide on the night of September 1, 1994, that buried 30 cars on Interstate 70.
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Storm King Mountain (Colorado) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA