McClintock Peak
McClintock Peak (left), Mount Morgan (right)
Highest point
Elevation8,290 ft (2,530 m)[1]
Prominence365 ft (111 m)[1]
Coordinates48°31′30″N 113°28′21″W / 48.52500°N 113.47250°W / 48.52500; -113.47250[2]
Naming
EtymologyWalter McClintock (1870–1949)[2]
Geography
McClintock Peak is located in Montana
McClintock Peak
McClintock Peak
Location in Montana
McClintock Peak is located in the United States
McClintock Peak
McClintock Peak
Location in the United States
LocationFlathead County, Montana, Glacier County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeLewis Range
Topo mapUSGS Cut Bank Pass, MT

McClintock Peak (8,290 feet (2,527 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[1][3] McClintock Peak is situated along the Continental Divide. The Lake of the Seven Winds sits below the east slopes of the peak and Mount Morgan is .56 mi (0.90 km) to the south.

Geology

Like other mountains in Glacier National Park, the mountain 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.[4]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, the mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[5] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F. Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer.

Southeast aspect of McClintock Peak seen with Lake of the Seven Winds from Pitamakan Pass

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "McClintock Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "McClintock Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  3. ↑ Rising Sun, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  4. ↑ Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.


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