Ipasha Peak

Ipasha Peak (9,577 feet (2,919 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] Ipasha Peak is 1.29 miles (2.08 km) south of Mount Merritt and is in the northeastern section of Glacier National Park. Ahern Glacier is located on the southeastern slopes of the mountain while the Ipasha Glacier is to the southwest of the peak. Helen Lake lies almost 4,500 feet (1,400 m) below the summit of Ipasha Peak to the southeast.[4]

Ipasha Peak
Ipasha Peak, east aspect
Highest point
Elevation9,577 ft (2,919 m)[1]
Prominence1,172 ft (357 m)[1]
Coordinates48°51′06″N 113°47′11″W[2]
Geography
Ipasha Peak is located in Montana
Ipasha Peak
Ipasha Peak
Location in Montana
Ipasha Peak is located in the United States
Ipasha Peak
Ipasha Peak
Location in the United States
LocationGlacier County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeLewis Range
Topo mapUSGS Ahern Pass, MT

Climate

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

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]

Northwest aspect

See also

References
Ipasha Peak (centered, shaded) with Mount Merritt (left, lit) directly behind it. Camera pointed north.
  1. "Ipasha Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  2. "Ipasha Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  3. Ahern Pass, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  4. "Ipasha Peak". SummitPost. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
  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: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
  6. Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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