Mount Carter (9,848 feet (3,002 m)) is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[4] Rainbow Glacier is just south of Mount Carter while Weasel Collar Glacier is immediately northeast. Mount Carter is the tenth tallest peak in Glacier National Park.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Mount Carter (MT) 48.8932 N, 114.0776 W, Elevation: 8,963 ft (2,732 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 21.8 (−5.7) |
21.7 (−5.7) |
25.5 (−3.6) |
30.7 (−0.7) |
40.0 (4.4) |
47.5 (8.6) |
58.2 (14.6) |
58.9 (14.9) |
51.0 (10.6) |
37.8 (3.2) |
25.5 (−3.6) |
20.5 (−6.4) |
36.6 (2.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 15.9 (−8.9) |
14.5 (−9.7) |
17.2 (−8.2) |
21.9 (−5.6) |
30.5 (−0.8) |
37.4 (3.0) |
46.8 (8.2) |
47.0 (8.3) |
39.7 (4.3) |
28.9 (−1.7) |
19.8 (−6.8) |
15.0 (−9.4) |
27.9 (−2.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 10.0 (−12.2) |
7.3 (−13.7) |
8.8 (−12.9) |
13.1 (−10.5) |
21.0 (−6.1) |
27.4 (−2.6) |
35.4 (1.9) |
35.2 (1.8) |
28.3 (−2.1) |
20.1 (−6.6) |
14.1 (−9.9) |
9.4 (−12.6) |
19.2 (−7.1) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 12.16 (309) |
8.93 (227) |
9.77 (248) |
6.86 (174) |
6.10 (155) |
7.59 (193) |
2.58 (66) |
2.31 (59) |
4.24 (108) |
6.99 (178) |
11.48 (292) |
11.98 (304) |
90.99 (2,313) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[5] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Mount Carter, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "Mount Carter". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ Michael P. Malone, Richard B. Roeder, William L. Lang, Montana : a history of two centuries, 1991, University of Washington Press, ISBN 0295971290
- ^ Mount Carter, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.
