Cloudcroft Peaks

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Cloudcroft Peaks
Cloudcroft Peaks.jpg
Apex of distant Cloudcroft Peaks as seen from Two Medicine
Highest point
Elevation8,714 ft (2,656 m)[1]
Prominence1,270 ft (390 m)[1]
Coordinates48°26′02″N 113°34′08″W / 48.43389°N 113.56889°W / 48.43389; -113.56889Coordinates: 48°26′02″N 113°34′08″W / 48.43389°N 113.56889°W / 48.43389; -113.56889[2]
Geography
Cloudcroft Peaks is located in Montana
Cloudcroft Peaks
Cloudcroft Peaks
Location in Montana
LocationFlathead County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeLewis Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount Saint Nicholas, MT

Cloudcroft Peaks (8,714 feet (2,656 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3]

Climate[]

Cloudcroft Peaks is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and short, cool to mild summers.[4] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

Geology[]

Like the other mountains in Glacier National Park, Cloudcroft Peaks 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]

Gallery[]

  • East aspect

  • Aerial view, circa 1925

See also[]

  • Mountains and mountain ranges of Glacier National Park (U.S.)

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Cloudcroft Peaks, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "Cloudcroft Peaks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  3. ^ Mount Saint Nicholas, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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