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Saint Mary Peak

Coordinates: 46°30′43″N 114°14′37″W / 46.5119079°N 114.2435714°W / 46.5119079; -114.2435714
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Saint Mary Peak
Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation9,351 ft (2,850 m)[1]
Prominence1,991 ft (607 m)[1]
Parent peakSaint Joseph Peak (9,587 ft)[2]
Isolation6.23 mi (10.03 km)[2]
Coordinates46°30′43″N 114°14′37″W / 46.5119079°N 114.2435714°W / 46.5119079; -114.2435714[3]
Geography
Saint Mary Peak is located in Montana
Saint Mary Peak
Saint Mary Peak
Location in Montana
Saint Mary Peak is located in the United States
Saint Mary Peak
Saint Mary Peak
Saint Mary Peak (the United States)
LocationRavalli County, Montana, US
Parent rangeRocky Mountains
Bitterroot Range
Topo mapUSGS Saint Mary Peak
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 1 hiking trail

Saint Mary Peak is a 9,351-foot elevation (2,850 m) mountain summit located in Ravalli County, Montana.

Description

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Saint Mary Peak is located in the Bitterroot Range, which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains. It is situated eight miles west of Stevensville in the Selway–Bitterroot Wilderness, on land managed by Bitterroot National Forest.[4] The summit lies five miles east of the Idaho–Montana border. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Bitterroot River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 5,000 feet (1,500 meters) above Big Creek in three miles. A popular 3.5-mile hiking trail leads to a fire lookout tower at the summit.[5] The lookout was originally built in 1931 and reconstructed in 1953, and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3]

Climate

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Based on the Köppen climate classification, Saint Mary Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and mild summers.[6] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Adam Helman (2005), The Finest Peaks: Prominence and Other Mountain Measures, Trafford Publishing, ISBN 9781412236645
  2. ^ a b "Saint Mary Peak – 9,351' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Saint Mary Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "Saint Mary Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  5. ^ Aaron Theisen (2018), Day Hiking: Glacier National Park and Western Montana, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781680510492
  6. ^ 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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