Mount Doody
Mt. Doody from the west
Highest point
Elevation8,644–8,684 ft (2,635–2,647 m)[1]  NAVD 88
Prominence160 ft (49 m)[1]
Coordinates48°25′48″N 113°34′33″W / 48.43000°N 113.57583°W / 48.43000; -113.57583[2]
Naming
EtymologyDan Doody, park ranger[3]
Geography
Mount Doody is located in Montana
Mount Doody
Mount Doody
Location in Montana
Mount Doody is located in the United States
Mount Doody
Mount Doody
Location in the United States
LocationFlathead County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeLewis Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount Saint Nicholas, MT
Climbing
First ascentUnknown

Mount Doody (8,644–8,684 feet (2,635–2,647 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[4] Mount Doody is astride the same ridgeline as the Cloudcroft Peaks which are to the immediate northeast. Dan Doody was one of the first six rangers at Glacier National Park.[5] Doody patrolled the Middle Fork drainages, using his own homestead as a headquarters. Later, because of his recognized hunting abilities, Doody became a park hunter skilled at removing "undesirable" wildlife from the area.[6]

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.[7]

Aerial view, southwest aspect

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.[8] Temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

Mt. Doody (left of center), Battlement Mountain (right) from Middle Fork Flathead River

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Doody, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Mount Doody". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  3. ↑ Through The Years In Glacier National Park An Administrative History, NPS.gov
  4. ↑ Mount Saint Nicholas, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  5. ↑ https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/workman2/photo12.htm NPS.gov
  6. ↑ Man in Glacier, NPS.gov
  7. ↑ Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ↑ 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.
Mount Doody (left) in winter


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