Kootenai Peak
North aspect, from Waterton Lake
Highest point
Elevation8,546 ft (2,605 m)[1]
Prominence1,902 ft (580 m)[1]
Coordinates48°53′25″N 113°56′30″W / 48.89028°N 113.94167°W / 48.89028; -113.94167[2]
Geography
Kootenai Peak is located in Montana
Kootenai Peak
Kootenai Peak
Location in Montana
Kootenai Peak is located in the United States
Kootenai Peak
Kootenai Peak
Location in the United States
LocationGlacier County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeLewis Range
Topo mapUSGS Porcupine Ridge, MT

Kootenai Peak (8,542 feet (2,604 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[1][3] Kootenai Peak is in the northeastern section of Glacier National Park.

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kootenai Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Kootenai Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  3. ↑ Porcupine Ridge, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved December 26, 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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