Lone Walker Mountain

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Lone Walker Mountain
Lone Walker Mountain, from Two Medicine Lake.jpg
Lone Walker Mountain from Two Medicine Lake
Highest point
Elevation8,502 ft (2,591 m)[1]
Prominence822 ft (251 m)[1]
Coordinates48°27′12″N 113°28′44″W / 48.45333°N 113.47889°W / 48.45333; -113.47889Coordinates: 48°27′12″N 113°28′44″W / 48.45333°N 113.47889°W / 48.45333; -113.47889[2]
Geography
Lone Walker Mountain is located in Montana
Lone Walker Mountain
Lone Walker Mountain
Location in Montana
LocationFlathead County, Montana, Glacier County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeLewis Range
Topo mapUSGS

Lone Walker Mountain (8,502 feet (2,591 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] Lone Walker Mountain is situated immediately southwest of Upper Two Medicine Lake along the Continental Divide.

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.

Lone Walker Mountain in spring

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[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Lone Walker Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  2. ^ "Lone Walker Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  3. ^ Mount Rockwell, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved December 26, 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: 1633–1644. 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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