#Orography is the study of the #topographicRelief of #mountains, and can more broadly include hills, and any part of a region's elevated terrain. Orography (also known as oreography, orology, or oreology) falls within the broader discipline of #geomorphology. The term orography comes from the #Greek: όρος, hill, γράφω, to write.
#SnowdonPeak is a 13,077-foot-elevation (3,986-meter) mountain summit located in #SanJuanCounty, #Colorado, #UnitedStates. It is situated seven miles south of the community of #Silverton, in the #WeminucheWilderness, on land managed by #SanJuanNationalForest. It is part of the #SanJuanMountains range which is a subset of the #RockyMountains of #NorthAmerica, and is set nine miles west of the #ContinentalDivide. #TopographicRelief is significant as the east aspect rises 4,300 feet (1,300 meters).