Turret Peak (Colorado)
Turret Peak is a high peak of the Needle Mountains, a subrange of the San Juan Mountains in the southwestern part of the US State of Colorado.It rises on the east side of the Animas River, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southeast of Pigeon Peak.It is located in the Weminuche Wilderness, part of the San Juan National Forest.[4] According to the Köppen climate classification system, the mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[5] 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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