Norris Mountain (Montana)

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Norris Mountain
Norris, Split, St. Mary Lake.jpg
North aspect, centered
(Split Mountain to right)
Highest point
Elevation8,887 ft (2,709 m)[1]
Prominence1,282 ft (391 m)[1]
Parent peakFlinsch Peak (9,225 ft)[2]
Isolation1.98 mi (3.19 km)[2]
Coordinates48°34′37″N 113°32′01″W / 48.57694°N 113.53361°W / 48.57694; -113.53361Coordinates: 48°34′37″N 113°32′01″W / 48.57694°N 113.53361°W / 48.57694; -113.53361[3]
Geography
Norris Mountain is located in Montana
Norris Mountain
Norris Mountain
Location in Montana
LocationGlacier National Park
Glacier County / Flathead County
Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeLewis Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount Stimson, MT
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 3[2]

Norris Mountain (8,887 feet (2,709 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[1][4] Norris Mountain is situated along the Continental Divide; it is the parent of Triple Divide Peak—the point at which North America's Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacific drainage basins converge—located 0.8 miles (1.3 km) east-southeast.

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.[5] Temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

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.[6]

See also[]

  • Mountains and mountain ranges of Glacier National Park (U.S.)
Norris (left) and Split Mountain from St Mary Lake

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Norris Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Norris Mountain - 8,882' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  3. ^ "Norris Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  4. ^ Mount Stimson, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  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: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
  6. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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