Old Baldy (Montana)
Old Baldy is a 9,156-foot (2,791-metre) double summit mountain located in Teton County of the U.S. state of Montana.[1]
| Old Baldy | |
|---|---|
| Variant name: Twin Peak[1] | |
 Aerial view of southeast aspect, upper right. (Our Lake in lower left) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 9,156 ft (2,791 m)[2] |
| Prominence | 1,356 ft (413 m)[2] |
| Parent peak | Rocky Mountain (9,392 ft)[3] |
| Isolation | 3.03 mi (4.88 km)[3] |
| Coordinates | 47°51′14″N 112°49′23″W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Old Baldy Location in Montana  Old Baldy Location in the United States | |
| Location | Teton County, Montana, U.S. |
| Parent range | Rocky Mountains Rocky Mountain Front Sawtooth Range |
| Topo map | USGS Our Lake |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Mississippian |
| Type of rock | dolomite, limestone |
Description
The west summit is slightly higher than the 9,150-foot east summit, and approximately 1,000 feet distance separates the two.[2] Old Baldy is located along the Rocky Mountain Front, which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains. It is situated 11 miles east of the Continental Divide, in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, on land managed by Lewis and Clark National Forest. The nearest town is Choteau, 29 miles to the east, and nearest access is the South Fork Teton Road 109. Precipitation runoff from the east side of the mountain drains into headwaters of South Fork Teton River, and the west side drains into tributaries of the North Fork Sun River. Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises 3,350 feet (1,020 meters) above South Fork Teton River in two miles. The Old Baldy name was officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names on December 31, 1959.[1]
Geology
Old Baldy 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 40 miles south of Old Baldy, which places Old Baldy within the southern extent of the Lewis Overthrust.[5]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Old Baldy is located in a subarctic climate zone 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.
Rocky Mountain (Montana) is a nearby peak to the south of Old Baldy. There is no weather station, but this climate table contains interpolated data.
| Climate data for Rocky Mountain (MT) 47.8077 N, 112.8018 W, Elevation: 8,533 ft (2,601 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °F (°C) | 23.8 (−4.6) |
24.3 (−4.3) |
30.1 (−1.1) |
35.4 (1.9) |
44.4 (6.9) |
52.5 (11.4) |
63.4 (17.4) |
63.1 (17.3) |
53.5 (11.9) |
39.3 (4.1) |
28.3 (−2.1) |
22.5 (−5.3) |
40.1 (4.5) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 17.2 (−8.2) |
16.5 (−8.6) |
21.1 (−6.1) |
26.2 (−3.2) |
34.7 (1.5) |
42.2 (5.7) |
51.9 (11.1) |
51.7 (10.9) |
43.2 (6.2) |
31.3 (−0.4) |
21.9 (−5.6) |
16.2 (−8.8) |
31.2 (−0.5) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 10.6 (−11.9) |
8.7 (−12.9) |
12.2 (−11.0) |
16.9 (−8.4) |
25.0 (−3.9) |
32.0 (0.0) |
40.4 (4.7) |
40.2 (4.6) |
32.8 (0.4) |
23.3 (−4.8) |
15.4 (−9.2) |
9.9 (−12.3) |
22.3 (−5.4) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.39 (137) |
4.90 (124) |
4.84 (123) |
4.47 (114) |
4.39 (112) |
4.81 (122) |
1.82 (46) |
1.78 (45) |
2.53 (64) |
3.82 (97) |
4.97 (126) |
5.54 (141) |
49.26 (1,251) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[7] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- "Old Baldy". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- "Old Baldy, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- "Old Baldy - 9,156' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- 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 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.
- "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.
External links
- Weather: Old Baldy