The Spider (Colorado)

The Spider
Northwest aspect centered in the distance
Highest point
Elevation	12,695 ft (3,869 m)[1]
Prominence	638 ft (194 m)[1]
Parent peak	Mount Powell (13,586 ft)[2]
Isolation	1.07 mi (1.72 km)[1]
Coordinates	39°42′33″N 106°18′46″W / 39.7092122°N 106.3128393°W / 39.7092122; -106.3128393[3]
Geography
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Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Eagle County
Protected area	Eagles Nest Wilderness
Parent range	Rocky Mountains Gore Range[4]
Topo map	USGS Vail East
Climbing
Easiest route	class 3 via South ridge[5]

The Spider is a 12,695-foot (3,869 m) mountain summit in Eagle County, Colorado, United States.

The Spider is set in the Gore Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is located six miles (9.7 km) 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.^[2] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into headwaters of the Piney River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,100 feet (640 m) 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.^[3]

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.^[6] 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.

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