Great Northern Mountain

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Great Northern Mountain
Great Northern Mountain, Hungry Horse Reservoir.jpg
West aspect, seen from Hungry Horse Reservoir
Highest point
Elevation8,705 ft (2,653 m)[1]
Prominence2,505 ft (764 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Saint Nicholas (9,381 ft)[2]
Isolation11.12 mi (17.90 km)[2]
Coordinates48°20′04″N 113°46′19″W / 48.33450702°N 113.77195444°W / 48.33450702; -113.77195444Coordinates: 48°20′04″N 113°46′19″W / 48.33450702°N 113.77195444°W / 48.33450702; -113.77195444[3]
Naming
EtymologyGreat Northern Railway
Geography
Great Northern Mountain is located in Montana
Great Northern Mountain
Great Northern Mountain
Location in Montana
LocationFlathead County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeFlathead Range
Rocky Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Mount Grant

Great Northern Mountain is a prominent 8,705-foot-elevation (2,653 meter) mountain summit located in Flathead County in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] It is situated in the Flathead National Forest, in the Flathead Range, west of the Continental Divide. Great Northern Mountain is the highest point in the Great Bear Wilderness, and the nearest higher peak is Mount Saint Nicholas, 10.56 miles to the east-northeast in Glacier National Park.[1] Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises 5,100 feet (1,555 meters) above Hungry Horse Reservoir in four miles, and the east aspect rises the same in five miles above the Middle Fork Flathead Valley. The Great Northern Railway is the namesake of the mountain, and the mountain is the namesake of the Great Northern Brewing Company.[4]

Climate[]

According to the Köppen climate classification system, the mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[5] This climate supports the Stanton Glacier on the north slope. Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F. Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north into Stanton Creek, which is a tributary of Middle Fork Flathead River, and southeast slopes drain to Hungry Horse Reservoir.

Gallery[]

  • Great Northern Mountain beyond Emery Bay of Hungry Horse Reservoir

  • Northeast aspect featuring Stanton Glacier

  • Great Northern Mountain beyond Stanton Lake

  • Great Northern Mountain to the left

  • Flathead Range.jpg

  • Stanton Glacier on Great Northern Mountain, aerial view, circa 1925

  • Stanton Glacier on Great Northern Mountain, aerial view, circa 1925

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Great Northern Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  2. ^ a b "Great Northern Mountain - 8,705' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  3. ^ a b "Great Northern Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  4. ^ Ryan Newhouse, Montana Beer: A Guide to Breweries in Big Sky Country, 2013, Arcadia Publishing Incorporated, ISBN 9781625841070
  5. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.

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