Crystal Peak (Gunnison County, Colorado)

Crystal Peak is a 12,777-foot (3,894 m) mountain summit in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States.

Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises 1,777 feet (542 m) above Taylor River in 1.5 miles (2.4 km).

The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Crystal Peak 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.