Red Mountain (Glacier County, Montana)

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Red Mountain
Red Mountain, Glacier National Park.jpg
Southwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation9,382 ft (2,860 m)[1]
Prominence1,937 ft (590 m)[1]
Parent peakRising Wolf Mountain[1]
ListingMountains in Glacier County, Montana
Coordinates48°32′08″N 113°25′27″W / 48.53556°N 113.42417°W / 48.53556; -113.42417Coordinates: 48°32′08″N 113°25′27″W / 48.53556°N 113.42417°W / 48.53556; -113.42417[2]
Geography
Red Mountain is located in Montana
Red Mountain
Red Mountain
Location in Montana
LocationGlacier County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeLewis Range
Topo mapUSGS Cut Bank Pass, MT

Red Mountain (9,382 feet (2,860 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Red Mountain is 2.75 miles (4.43 km) north of Rising Wolf Mountain.[3]

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.

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[]

Rising Wolf Mountain (left) and Red Mountain (right) seen from Scenic Point

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Red Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "Red Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  3. ^ Cut Bank Pass, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved December 27, 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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