Final Blog

There are different types of weathering within the Rocky Mountains and at Hahns Peak. This can be referred to as differential weathering. This can take place almost anywhere but most influential in the more desert/arid like areas, having wind play a small part in the shaping that of where the weathering is taking place.  Floods also have a lot of say with weathering and within the mountains. As Bretz was telling people that mass amounts of water rushing through an area such as a mountains range took huge affect on the overall landscape. Here in Colorado as everywhere else in the world are Biogeogrpahy processes like Natural factors. These can take place in areas such as on the mountain of Hahns Peak itself where the temperature for plants during a majority of the year can not grow because of being below 42 degrees F. But below the mountains main peak where there is good soil for plant life to grow and form it is shown.

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Many things occur in the rivers of Colorado, especially in those rivers of the Rocky Mountains. A process that happens within the "rockies" as well as in Hahns Peak's surrounding environment is Bed load which is sediment such debris from rocks fall into the rivers by sliding or rolling. This in turn can sometimes be known also as Suspended Load, which is the particular debris/sediments that are carried down the river. Also in our mountains there are types of constant flows in rivers/streams known as Perennial (Regime) which are your basic kayak type waters. There are many small and medium sized streams/rivers with high competence here as well. Although "the smaller the river or stream the more likely their is a higher amount of competence."

Weathering of the Rocky Mountain Rage and Hahn's Peak!

Weathering is very apparent in the Rocky Mountains and at Hahn's Peak! The use of Weathering helps the Joints in rocks to create smaller rocks which is why you see "falling rock" signs while driving in the mountains. When acid rain occurs it breaks the rocks/mountains down each time, this creates Talus which enables rock slides to happen/form. Eventually the rocks/minerals stop moving and further weathering creates them to keep breaking down into soil matter thus creating organic matter from overlying vegetation. These processes are what we see today and will continue to see in our lifetime here in Colorado with our Mountainous and hillside landscape.

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Hahns Peak is formed from regular processes of Faulting. Like most other Mountain ranges in the world there are a numerous amount of anticline and syncline formations throughout the Rocky Mountains that create these taller peaks like Hahns. The Rocky Mountains are know as part of the Western Cordillera system. Hahns Peak was formed by extreme amounts of heat and pressure paired with numerous amounts of uplift creating its peak. Facets range from the foothills of the Rockies to the interior giving them their triangular shapes at the base. All of these processes combined are what the Rocky Mountains including Hahns Peak are made of, as well as sedimentary rocks, minerals, crystals and fossils.

SteamBoat Lake and Hahns Peak

top of hahns peak sign in booth/tower

Intro Blog

Hello!! My name is Preston Smith! I am doing my first blog that i have ever done on Hahns Peak Colorado. Hahns Peak is located right outside of Steamboat Springs and has an elevation of 10839ft/ 3304 m. It's located at 40.84300 degrees North and 106.929 degrees West. I have been coming here every summer since i was a child, which I hope to continue. My great grandfather came here in 1912 and built a family cabin. The cabin is no longer a part of the family's, but maybe one day it will be again. If anyone has any ideas, thoughts or comments to help make my blog better, more exciting and "cool" please let me know, thanks!!!