Sinopah Mountain

Mountain in the American state of Montana
Sinopah Mountain is located in Montana
Sinopah Mountain
Sinopah Mountain
Location in Montana
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Sinopah Mountain is located in the United States
Sinopah Mountain
Sinopah Mountain
Location in the United States
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LocationGlacier County, Montana, U.S.Parent rangeLewis RangeTopo mapUSGS Mount Rockwell, MTClimbingEasiest routeScramble

Sinopah Mountain (8,276 feet (2,523 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] Sinopah Mountain rises prominently to the west of Two Medicine Lake. Sinopah means, ""kit fox" in Blackfeet, (who) was the Indian wife of Hugh Monroe (Rising Wolf) and daughter of Lone Walker, a powerful Blackfeet chief."[4]

Geology

Like other mountains in Glacier National Park, the peak 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]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, the peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

Gallery

  • Sinopah and Two Medicine Lake
    Sinopah and Two Medicine Lake
  • Sinopah reflected in Two Medicine Lake
    Sinopah reflected in Two Medicine Lake
  • At sunrise
    At sunrise
  • Sinopah and Two Medicine Lake
    Sinopah and Two Medicine Lake
  • Sinopah
    Sinopah

See also

  • Mountains and mountain ranges of Glacier National Park (U.S.)

References

  1. ^ a b "Sinopah Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "Sinopah Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  3. ^ Mount Rockwell, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  4. ^ "Historic Place Names". National Park Service. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  5. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ 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.

External links

  • Weather forecast: Sinopah Mountain


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