The mountain pass between the Big and Little Snowies is at 6,018 feet (1,834 m) where Red Hill Road crosses the range. The pass elevation is considerably lower than the peaks of the Big Snowy range, but only about 200 feet (61 m) lower than the highest of the Little Snowy Range which are just northeast of the pass.[4][5] Bold Butte, a named highpoint near the center of the range, has an elevation of 5,624 feet (1,714 m).[6]
The South Fork Flatwillow Creek runs from the north side of the pass near Red Hill and east along the north side of the range. Willow Creek and various tributaries drain most of the range to the south and flows into the Musselshell River on to the southeast.[2][3]
Geologyedit
Geologically the Little Snowy Mountains are a continuation of the Big Snowy Anticlinorium structure to the west and is entirely underlain by sedimentary rock. The area adjacent to the Big Snowy Mountains is underlain by Mississippianlimestone and mudstone and the main part of the range is underlain by the Pennsylvanian Alaska Bench Formation limestone with Jurassic Piper Formation (mudstone, limestone and gypsum) along the north. The south flank is underlain by often steeply south dipping Jurassic through Cretaceous formations. An outcrop of Lower Cretaceous Kootenay Formation occurs along an anticline on Sahara Hill. Several thin, generally steeply dipping Upper Cretaceous formations occur along the southern margin of the range.[7]
^Porter, Karen W., Edith M. Wilde, and Susan M. Vuke, Preliminary Geologic Map of the Big Snowy Mountains 30' x 60' Quadrangle, Central Montana, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, 1996, Open File Report MBMG 341
January 01, 1970
little, snowy, mountains, small, mountain, range, central, montana, about, miles, southeast, lewistown, range, lies, mostly, fergus, county, southern, part, range, extends, into, golden, valley, musselshell, counties, location, bold, butte, near, center, range. The Little Snowy Mountains 1 are a small mountain range in central Montana about 25 miles 40 km southeast of Lewistown The range lies mostly in Fergus County but the southern part of the range extends into Golden Valley and Musselshell counties 2 3 Little Snowy MountainsLittle Snowy MountainsLocation of Bold Butte near the center of the rangeHighest pointElevation6 240 ft 1 900 m Coordinates46 45 8 N 109 10 24 W 46 75222 N 109 17333 W 46 75222 109 17333DimensionsLength16 mi 26 km E WWidth6 mi 9 7 km N SGeographyCountryUnited StatesStateMontanaCountiesFergus Golden Valley and MusselshellRange coordinates46 47 N 108 59 W 46 783 N 108 983 W 46 783 108 983 The range is a lower continuation of the Big Snowy Mountains which lie immediately to the west 2 The small Pike Creek Hills are 12 miles 19 km to the east 3 The mountain pass between the Big and Little Snowies is at 6 018 feet 1 834 m where Red Hill Road crosses the range The pass elevation is considerably lower than the peaks of the Big Snowy range but only about 200 feet 61 m lower than the highest of the Little Snowy Range which are just northeast of the pass 4 5 Bold Butte a named highpoint near the center of the range has an elevation of 5 624 feet 1 714 m 6 The South Fork Flatwillow Creek runs from the north side of the pass near Red Hill and east along the north side of the range Willow Creek and various tributaries drain most of the range to the south and flows into the Musselshell River on to the southeast 2 3 Geology editGeologically the Little Snowy Mountains are a continuation of the Big Snowy Anticlinorium structure to the west and is entirely underlain by sedimentary rock The area adjacent to the Big Snowy Mountains is underlain by Mississippian limestone and mudstone and the main part of the range is underlain by the Pennsylvanian Alaska Bench Formation limestone with Jurassic Piper Formation mudstone limestone and gypsum along the north The south flank is underlain by often steeply south dipping Jurassic through Cretaceous formations An outcrop of Lower Cretaceous Kootenay Formation occurs along an anticline on Sahara Hill Several thin generally steeply dipping Upper Cretaceous formations occur along the southern margin of the range 7 See also editList of mountain ranges in MontanaNotes edit Little Snowy Mountains Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior a b c Big Snowy Mountains Montana 30x60 Minute Quadrangle USGS 1993 a b c Musselshell Montana 30x60 Minute Quadrangle USGS 1993 Patterson Canyon Montana 7 5 Minute Quadrangle USGS 1995 Alaska Bench Montana 7 5 Minute Quadrangle USGS 1995 Bold Butte Montana 7 5 Minute Quadrangle USGS 1986 Porter Karen W Edith M Wilde and Susan M Vuke Preliminary Geologic Map of the Big Snowy Mountains 30 x 60 Quadrangle Central Montana Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology 1996 Open File Report MBMG 341 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Little Snowy Mountains amp oldid 1114866568, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
