Red Mountain (Glacier County, Montana)
| Red Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Southwest aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 9,382 ft (2,860 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,937 ft (590 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Rising Wolf Mountain[1] |
| Listing | Mountains in Glacier County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 48°32′08″N 113°25′27″W / 48.53556°N 113.42417°WCoordinates: 48°32′08″N 113°25′27″W / 48.53556°N 113.42417°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Red Mountain Location in Montana  Red Mountain Location in the United States | |
| Location | Glacier County, Montana, U.S. |
| Parent range | Lewis Range |
| Topo map | USGS Cut Bank Pass, MT |
Red Mountain (9,382 feet (2,860 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Red Mountain is 2.75 miles (4.43 km) north of Rising Wolf Mountain.[3]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, it is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.
Geology
Like other mountains in Glacier National Park, it is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slab of precambrian rocks 3 mi (4.8 km) thick, 50 miles (80 km) wide and 160 miles (260 km) long over younger rock of the cretaceous period.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Red Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ "Red Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Cut Bank Pass, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.
- ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias".
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