Uncompahgre Peak

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The highest mountain in the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado, 14,309 feet tall

proper noun
/ʌnˈkʌmpəɡri piːk/

: pico Uncompahgre

Climbing Uncompahgre Peak is a favorite challenge for experienced hikers visiting southwestern Colorado.

Examples

From a distance, the distinctive summit of Uncompahgre Peak dominates the skyline of the San Juan Mountains.
I hiked to the top of Uncompahgre Peak last summer.
The sunrise over Uncompahgre Peak was truly breathtaking and well worth the early start.
Have you ever climbed Uncompahgre Peak?
Climbing Uncompahgre Peak is a favorite challenge for experienced hikers visiting southwestern Colorado.
From a distance, the distinctive summit of Uncompahgre Peak dominates the skyline of the San Juan Mountains.
The sunrise over Uncompahgre Peak was truly breathtaking and well worth the early start.

Surface Forms

Uncompahgre Peak main

Morphology

Uncompahgre + peak

Although 'Uncompahgre' is an opaque proper name (not analyzable by learners), the construction Name + peak follows a straightforward compositional pattern: 'peak' clearly signals a mountain or highest point. A B1 learner who knows the constituent 'peak' will therefore understand this refers to a mountain called Uncompahgre, even if they cannot infer its elevation or specific location.

Etymology

Uncompahgre Peak comes from a word of the Ute people that means 'hot water spring'. The Ute named the area for the warm springs nearby, so that name was later used for the mountain.