Mount Phillips (Montana)
Mount Phillips (9,498 feet (2,895 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] Lupfer Glacier is located on the east slope of Mount Phillips.
| Mount Phillips | |
|---|---|
 East aspect, from Dawson Pass | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 9,498 ft (2,895 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 3,014 ft (919 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 48°28′40″N 113°31′30″W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Phillips Location in Montana  Mount Phillips Location in the United States | |
| Location | Flathead County, Montana, U.S. |
| Parent range | Lewis Range |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Saint Nicholas, 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.[4] 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.[5]
References
- "Mount Phillips, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- "Mount Phillips". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- "Mount Phillips, Montana" (Map). TopoQuest (USGS Quad). Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- 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.
- Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias".
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