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Uncompahgre Peak

Uncompahgre Peak

1 9.1
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

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.