Saint Paul Peak

Saint Paul Peak is a 7,714-foot-elevation (2,351-meter) mountain summit in Sanders County, Montana.

Saint Paul Peak
Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation7,714 ft (2,351 m)[1]
Prominence1,629 ft (497 m)[2]
Parent peakElephant Peak (7,938 ft)[2]
Isolation2.15 mi (3.46 km)[2]
Coordinates48°04′44″N 115°40′35″W[3]
Geography
Saint Paul Peak is located in Montana
Saint Paul Peak
Saint Paul Peak
Location in Montana
Saint Paul Peak is located in the United States
Saint Paul Peak
Saint Paul Peak
Location in the United States
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountySanders
Protected areaCabinet Mountains Wilderness
Parent rangeCabinet Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Elephant Peak

Description

Saint Paul Peak is located 21 miles (34 km) south-southwest 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] Saint Paul Peak ranks as the fifth-highest summit in the Cabinet Mountains,[1] and the eighth-highest in Sanders County.[2] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Clark Fork River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,000 feet (910 m) above Saint Paul Lake in one mile (1.6 km). Chicago Peak and Milwaukee Pass lie one-half mile immediately southwest of Saint Paul Peak, a nod to the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad.[4] The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Saint Paul Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and cool to mild summers.[5] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

See also

References
  1. "Saint Paul Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  2. "Saint Paul Peak - 7,714' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  3. "Saint Paul Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  4. Kootenai National Forest (N.F.), Bull River-Clark Fork Planning Unit (MT,ID): Environmental Impact Statement, 1979, p. 25.
  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 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.
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