Great Northern Mountain

Great Northern Mountain is a prominent 8,705-foot-elevation (2,653-meter) mountain summit located in Flathead County in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] It is situated in the Flathead National Forest, in the Flathead Range, west of the Continental Divide. Great Northern Mountain is the highest point in the Great Bear Wilderness, and the nearest higher peak is Mount Saint Nicholas, 10.56 miles to the east-northeast in Glacier National Park.[1] Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises 5,100 feet (1,600 meters) above Hungry Horse Reservoir in four miles, and the east aspect rises the same in five miles above the Middle Fork Flathead Valley. The Great Northern Railway is the namesake of the mountain, and the mountain is the namesake of the Great Northern Brewing Company.[4]

Great Northern Mountain
West aspect, seen from Hungry Horse Reservoir
Highest point
Elevation8,705 ft (2,653 m)[1]
Prominence2,505 ft (764 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Saint Nicholas (9,381 ft)[2]
Isolation11.12 mi (17.90 km)[2]
Coordinates48°20′04″N 113°46′19″W[3]
Naming
EtymologyGreat Northern Railway
Geography
Great Northern Mountain is located in Montana
Great Northern Mountain
Great Northern Mountain
Location in Montana
Great Northern Mountain is located in the United States
Great Northern Mountain
Great Northern Mountain
Location in the United States
LocationFlathead County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeFlathead Range
Rocky Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Mount Grant

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] This climate supports the Stanton Glacier on the north slope. 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. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north into Stanton Creek, which is a tributary of Middle Fork Flathead River, and west slope drains to Hungry Horse Reservoir.

  • Great Northern Mountain beyond Emery Bay of Hungry Horse Reservoir
    Great Northern Mountain beyond Emery Bay of Hungry Horse Reservoir
  • Northeast aspect featuring Stanton Glacier
    Northeast aspect featuring Stanton Glacier
  • Great Northern Mountain beyond Stanton Lake
    Great Northern Mountain beyond Stanton Lake
  • Great Northern Mountain to the left
    Great Northern Mountain to the left
  • Great Northern Mountain centered with Mount Grant to right
    Great Northern Mountain centered with Mount Grant to right
  • Stanton Glacier on Great Northern Mountain, aerial view, circa 1925
    Stanton Glacier on Great Northern Mountain, aerial view, circa 1925
  • Stanton Glacier on Great Northern Mountain, aerial view, circa 1925
    Stanton Glacier on Great Northern Mountain, aerial view, circa 1925

See also

References
  1. "Great Northern Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  2. "Great Northern Mountain - 8,705' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  3. "Great Northern Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  4. Ryan Newhouse, Montana Beer: A Guide to Breweries in Big Sky Country, 2013, Arcadia Publishing Incorporated, ISBN 9781625841070
  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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.