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