Cutoff Mountain
Cutoff Mountain | |
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![]() North aspect | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 10,695 ft (3,260 m)[1] |
Prominence | 1,735 ft (529 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Abiathar Peak (10,928 ft)[2] |
Isolation | 5.66 mi (9.11 km)[2] |
Listing | Mountain peaks of Montana |
Coordinates | 45°01′55″N 110°06′56″W / 45.0319221°N 110.1156054°WCoordinates: 45°01′55″N 110°06′56″W / 45.0319221°N 110.1156054°W[3] |
Geography | |
![]() ![]() Cutoff Mountain Location in Montana | |
Location | Park County, Montana, U.S. |
Parent range | Absaroka Range |
Topo map | USGS Cutoff Mountain |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Eocene |
Type of rock | breccia |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | class 3 scrambling[2] |
Cutoff Mountain is a 10,695-foot (3,260-metre) mountain summit located in Park County, Montana.[3]
Description[]
Cutoff Mountain is located in the Absaroka Range, which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains. It is situated in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, along the Yellowstone National Park boundary, on land managed by Gallatin National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Lamar River, which in turn is a tributary of the Yellowstone River. Topographic relief is significant as the southeast aspect rises 2,800 feet (853 meters) above Pebble Creek in 1.5 mile. This geographical feature was originally named Cutoff Peak in 1929, and the Cutoff Mountain name was officially adopted in 1969 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3]
Climate[]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Cutoff Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and mild summers.[4] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.
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See also[]
- Geology of the Rocky Mountains
- Mountains and mountain ranges of Yellowstone National Park
References[]
- ^ a b "Cutoff Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
- ^ a b c "Cutoff Mountain - 10,695' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
- ^ a b c "Cutoff Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
- ^ 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.
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- Weather forecast: Cutoff Mountain
- Mountains of Montana
- Mountains of Park County, Montana
- Mountains of Yellowstone National Park
- North American 3000 m summits
- Gallatin National Forest