Wahcheechee Mountain (8,418 feet (2,566 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] Stoney Indian Lake is just northeast of the peak.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, it is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and short, cool to mild summers.[4]
Temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.
Geology
Like the 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
References
- ^ a b "Wahcheechee Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ "Wahcheechee Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Mount Cleveland, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.
- ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias".
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External links
- Southeast aspect of Wahcheechee Mountain (photo): Flickr
- East aspect of Wahcheechee Mountain (photo): Flickr