Campbell Mountain
Campbell Mountain (8,249 feet (2,514 m)) is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] Campbell Mountain rises more than 4,000 feet (1,200 m) above the west shore of Waterton Lake. The mountain is named after Archibald Campbell, who played a role in mapping the international border.[4]
| Campbell Mountain | |
|---|---|
Olson Mountain (left) and Campbell Mountain (right) reflected in Waterton Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,249 ft (2,514 m)[1] NAVD 88 |
| Prominence | 1,125 ft (343 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 48°58′41″N 113°56′19″W / 48.97806°N 113.93861°W[2] |
| Geography | |
Campbell Mountain Location in Montana Campbell Mountain Location in the United States | |
| Location | Glacier County, Montana, U.S. |
| Parent range | Livingston Range |
| Topo map | USGS Porcupine Ridge, MT |
Climate edit
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.[5] Temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.
Geology edit
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.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Campbell Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
- ^ "Campbell Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
- ^ Porcupine Ridge, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ Dave Birrell, 50 Roadside Panoramas in the Canadian Rockies, Rocky Mountain Books, 2000, ISBN 9780921102656, page 152.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias".
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