Rock Peak

Rock Peak is a 7,583-foot-elevation (2,311-meter) mountain summit in Sanders County, Montana.

Rock Peak
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation7,583 ft (2,311 m)[1]
Prominence993 ft (303 m)[2]
Parent peakSaint Paul Peak (7,714 ft)[2]
Isolation1.25 mi (2.01 km)[2]
Coordinates48°04′04″N 115°39′19″W[3]
Geography
Rock Peak is located in Montana
Rock Peak
Rock Peak
Location in Montana
Rock Peak is located in the United States
Rock Peak
Rock Peak
Location in the United States
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountySanders
Protected areaCabinet Mountains Wilderness
Parent rangeCabinet Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Elephant Peak

Description

Rock Peak is located 22 miles (35 km) south of Libby, Montana, in the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, on land managed by Kaniksu National Forest.[2] It is set west of the Continental Divide in the Cabinet Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.[1] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's south slopes drains into Rock Creek, whereas the north slope drains into headwaters of East Fork Bull River, and both are tributaries of the Clark Fork River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 4,100 feet (1,200 m) above Rock Creek in 1.7 mile (2.7 km). The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[3]

North aspect of Rock Peak

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Rock Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and cool to mild summers.[4] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

See also

References
  1. "Rock Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  2. "Rock Peak - 7,583' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  3. "Rock Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  4. 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.
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