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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Red Mountain (Glacier County, Montana)
Red Mountain (9,382 feet (2,860 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Red Mountain is 2.75 miles (4.43 km) north of Rising Wolf Mountain.

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

East aspect in winter
Rising Wolf Mountain (left) and Red Mountain (right) seen from Scenic Point