Goat Mountain
South aspect seen from Sun Point
Highest point
Elevation8,831 ft (2,692 m)[1]  NAVD 88
Prominence1,066 ft (325 m)[1]
Coordinates48°42′16″N 113°35′30″W / 48.70444°N 113.59167°W / 48.70444; -113.59167[2]
Geography
Goat Mountain is located in Montana
Goat Mountain
Goat Mountain
Location in Montana
Goat Mountain is located in the United States
Goat Mountain
Goat Mountain
Location in the United States
LocationGlacier County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeLewis Range
Topo mapUSGS Rising Sun
Climbing
First ascentUnknown
Easiest routeScramble

Goat Mountain (8,831 ft (2,692 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] Goat Mountain rises above Otokomi Lake and Goat Lake in the east central section of Glacier National Park.[4]

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. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Saint Mary Lake, thence the St. Mary River.

Goat Mountain to right of Saint Mary Lake (see file annotations)

Geology

Goat Mountain to right

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]

Point 8376 of Goat Mountain

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Goat Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Goat Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ Rising Sun, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Goat Mountain". SummitPost.org. Retrieved June 12, 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 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.
  6. ↑ Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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