Star Mountain is a mountain summit in Lake County, Colorado, United States.
Star Mountain is set east of the Continental Divide in the Sawatch Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is located in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness on land managed by San Isabel National Forest. Star Mountain can be seen from State Highway 82 at Independence Pass. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into Lake Creek which is a tributary of the Arkansas River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above North Fork Lake Creek in . The highest peak in Colorado, Mount Elbert, is to the northeast of Star. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Star Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. 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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