Cataract Mountain (8,180 feet (2,493 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] Cataract Mountain is .70 miles (1.13 km) NNE of Piegan Mountain and more than a mile west of Mount Siyeh.
| Cataract Mountain | |
|---|---|
 South aspect, with Siyeh Creek | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,180 ft (2,490 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 610 ft (190 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 48°43′29″N 113°40′55″W / 48.72472°N 113.68194°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Cataract Mountain Location in Montana  Cataract Mountain Location in the United States | |
| Location | Glacier County, Montana, U.S. |
| Parent range | Lewis Range |
| Topo map | USGS Logan Pass MT |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Unknown |
| Easiest route | class 3 |
Climate
editBased 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
editLike 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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Cataract Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ^ "Cataract Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ^ Logan Pass, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias".
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