Sheep Mountain
North aspect in winter
Highest point
Elevation9,688 ft (2,953 m)[1][2]
Prominence548 ft (167 m)[2]
Parent peakTaylor Mountain (9,863 ft)[2]
Isolation2.69 mi (4.33 km)[2]
Coordinates44°34′32″N 111°44′01″W / 44.5756269°N 111.7337107°W / 44.5756269; -111.7337107[3]
Geography
Sheep Mountain is located in Montana
Sheep Mountain
Sheep Mountain
Location in Montana
Sheep Mountain is located in the United States
Sheep Mountain
Sheep Mountain
Sheep Mountain (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyBeaverhead
Parent rangeRocky Mountains
Bitterroot Range
Centennial Mountains[1]
Topo mapUSGS Upper Red Rock Lake

Sheep Mountain is a 9,688-foot elevation (2,953 m) mountain summit in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States.

Description

Sheep Mountain is the seventh-highest peak in the Centennial Mountains which are a subrange of the Bitterroot Range.[1] It is located immediately south of Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge and 2.69 miles (4.33 km) west-northwest of line parent Taylor Mountain.[1] The summit is less than two miles from the Continental Divide and the Idaho–Montana border. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains to the Red Rock Lakes and topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,050 feet (930 meters) above Upper Red Rock Lake in 1.2 mile (1.9 km). This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Sheep Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and mild summers.[4] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sheep Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Sheep Mountain – 9,688' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Sheep Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  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.
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