Red Mountain (Glacier County, Montana)
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. Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.
| Climate data for Red Mountain, Glacier County (MT) 48.5341 N, 113.4066 W, Elevation: 8,717 ft (2,657 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 22.9 (−5.1) |
23.6 (−4.7) |
29.1 (−1.6) |
33.2 (0.7) |
42.5 (5.8) |
50.4 (10.2) |
61.5 (16.4) |
61.8 (16.6) |
52.8 (11.6) |
39.0 (3.9) |
27.2 (−2.7) |
21.7 (−5.7) |
38.8 (3.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 16.6 (−8.6) |
15.9 (−8.9) |
20.3 (−6.5) |
24.7 (−4.1) |
33.3 (0.7) |
40.7 (4.8) |
50.4 (10.2) |
50.5 (10.3) |
42.3 (5.7) |
30.9 (−0.6) |
21.0 (−6.1) |
15.6 (−9.1) |
30.2 (−1.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 10.3 (−12.1) |
8.2 (−13.2) |
11.4 (−11.4) |
16.2 (−8.8) |
24.2 (−4.3) |
31.0 (−0.6) |
39.4 (4.1) |
39.2 (4.0) |
31.7 (−0.2) |
22.9 (−5.1) |
14.9 (−9.5) |
9.5 (−12.5) |
21.6 (−5.8) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 8.30 (211) |
6.00 (152) |
7.32 (186) |
5.80 (147) |
5.35 (136) |
6.32 (161) |
2.08 (53) |
2.26 (57) |
3.92 (100) |
5.73 (146) |
7.86 (200) |
7.63 (194) |
68.57 (1,743) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group | |||||||||||||
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.
See also
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References
- ^ "Red Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ "Red Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Cut Bank Pass, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved December 27, 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 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.
- ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.
- ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
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