Gable Peaks

Gable Peaks is a remote 7,700-foot (2,347-metre) double summit mountain located in Flathead County of the U.S. state of Montana.[2]

Gable Peaks
Aerial view of north peak
Highest point
Elevation7,700 ft (2,347 m)[1]
Prominence480 ft (146 m)[1]
Parent peakTrilobite Peak (8,245 ft)[1]
Isolation3.34 mi (5.38 km)[1]
Coordinates48°02′24″N 113°10′32″W[2]
Geography
Gable Peaks is located in Montana
Gable Peaks
Gable Peaks
Location in Montana
Gable Peaks is located in the United States
Gable Peaks
Gable Peaks
Location in the United States
LocationFlathead County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeRocky Mountains
Flathead Range
Trilobite Range
Topo mapUSGS Gable Peaks
Geology
Age of rockPrecambrian
Type of rockSedimentary rock

Description

Gable Peaks is located at the north end of the Trilobite Range, which is a subset of the Flathead Range. It is situated on the common boundary shared by Great Bear Wilderness and the Bob Marshall Wilderness, on land managed by Flathead National Forest. The 7,700-foot north peak and 7,698-foot south peak are 0.35 mile apart.[3] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north to the Middle Fork Flathead River, and topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 2,700 feet (820 meters) above the river in approximately 1.5 mile. The nearest higher neighbor is Cruiser Mountain, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to the south-southeast.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Gable Peaks is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and short, cool to mild summers.[4] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

Geology

Gable Peaks 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.[5]

  • North peak to left, south peak to right.
    North peak to left, south peak to right.
  • Aerial view of north peak to left, with south peak to right in cloud.
    Aerial view of north peak to left, with south peak to right in cloud.

See also

References
  1. "Gable Peaks, North - 7,700' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  2. "Gable Peaks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  3. "Gable Peaks, South - 7,698' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  4. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.
  5. Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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