Mount Frazier (Montana)
Mount Frazier is an 8,315-foot (2,534-metre) mountain summit located in Teton County of the U.S. state of Montana.[3]
| Mount Frazier | |
|---|---|
 East aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,315 ft (2,534 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,315 ft (401 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Peak 8333[2] |
| Isolation | 3.26 mi (5.25 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 48°01′04″N 112°45′07″W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Frazier Location in Montana  Mount Frazier Location in the United States | |
| Location | Teton County, Montana, U.S. |
| Parent range | Rocky Mountains Rocky Mountain Front |
| Topo map | USGS Walling Reef |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | Limestone |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | West ridge class 2 |
Description
Mount Frazier is located along the Rocky Mountain Front, which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains. It is situated seven miles east of the Continental Divide, along the Bob Marshall Wilderness boundary, on land managed by Lewis and Clark National Forest. The nearest town is Choteau, 30 miles to the southeast, and Old Man of the Hills is 2.6 miles to the north-northwest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Blackleaf Creek and Dupuyer Creek, and eventually makes its way to the Missouri River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,700 feet (820 meters) above the South Fork of Dupuyer Creek in one mile (1.6 km).
Geology
Mount Frazier is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[4] The Lewis Overthrust extends over 280 miles (450 km) from Mount Kidd in Alberta, south to Steamboat Mountain which is located 53 miles south of Mount Frazier, which places Mount Frazier within the southern part of the Lewis Overthrust.[5]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Frazier has an alpine subarctic climate characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and mild to warm summers.[6] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.
References
- "Mount Frazier, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- "Frazier, Mount - 8,315' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- "Mount Frazier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Feinstein, Shimon; Kohn, Barry; Osadetz, Kirk; Price, Raymond A. (2007-01-01). "Thermochronometric reconstruction of the prethrust paleogeothermal gradient and initial thickness of the Lewis thrust sheet, southeastern Canadian Cordillera foreland belt". Geological Society of America Special Papers. 433: 167–182. doi:10.1130/2007.2433(08). ISBN 978-0-8137-2433-1. ISSN 0072-1077.
- 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.
External links
- Weather: Mount Frazier