Anaconda Peak
Anaconda Peak | |
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![]() West aspect, centered | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 8,279 ft (2,523 m)[1] |
Prominence | 919 ft (280 m)[1] |
Coordinates | 48°46′06″N 113°58′24″W / 48.76833°N 113.97333°WCoordinates: 48°46′06″N 113°58′24″W / 48.76833°N 113.97333°W[2] |
Geography | |
![]() ![]() Anaconda Peak Location in Montana | |
Location | Flathead County, Montana, U.S. |
Parent range | Livingston Range |
Topo map | USGS Mount Geduhn, MT |
Anaconda Peak (8,279 feet (2,523 m)) is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] Anaconda Peak lies to the southeast of the eastern reaches of Logging Lake.
Climate[]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, the peak 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.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Anaconda_Peak.jpg/300px-Anaconda_Peak.jpg)
East aspect of Anaconda Peak centered on skyline, from Going-to-the-Sun Road
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Alpine_Sunset_over_Livingston_Range.jpg/300px-Alpine_Sunset_over_Livingston_Range.jpg)
Anaconda Peak is a bump centered along skyline. Longfellow Peak to left. View from Logan Pass.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Anaconda Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ "Anaconda Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Mount Geduhn, 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: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
Categories:
- Livingston Range
- Mountains of Flathead County, Montana
- Mountains of Glacier National Park (U.S.)
- Mountains of Montana
- Flathead County, Montana geography stubs
- Glacier County, Montana geography stubs