Kootenai Peak
Mountain in the state of Montana
Kootenai Peak
Location in Montana
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Kootenai Peak
Location in the United States
Show map of the United StatesKootenai 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
- Mountains and mountain ranges of Glacier National Park (U.S.)
Gallery
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Kootenai Peak seen from Kootenai Lakes -
The south aspect of Kootenai Peak rises above Bench Lake
References
- ^ a b c "Kootenai Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ "Kootenai Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ Porcupine Ridge, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved December 26, 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: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
- ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias".
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