Red Crow Mountain is a 7,891-foot-elevation (2,405-meter) mountain summit located in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] The summit is set on the border shared by Flathead County and Glacier County. It is situated on the Continental Divide so precipitation runoff from the east side of the mountain drains into Railroad Creek which is part of the Two Medicine River watershed, and the west side drains to Ole Creek, which is a tributary of Middle Fork Flathead River. It is set in the Lewis Range, 6.5 miles southwest of East Glacier Park Village. Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises approximately 2,000 feet (610 meters) in one mile. The nearest higher neighbor is Calf Robe Mountain 1.2 mile to the southeast, with Firebrand Pass forming the saddle between these two peaks.
| Red Crow Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view, east aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,891 ft (2,405 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 771 ft (235 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Calf Robe Mountain (7,948 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 1.20 mi (1.93 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 48°24′04″N 113°20′55″W / 48.40111°N 113.34861°W[3] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Red Crow |
| Geography | |
  Red Crow Mountain Location in Montana  Red Crow Mountain Location in the United States | |
| Location | Glacier National Park Flathead County / Glacier County Montana, U.S. |
| Parent range | Lewis Range Rocky Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Dancing Lady Mountain |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | class 2 |
Etymology
editThe mountain's name commemorates Red Crow (1830–1900), leader of the Kainai.[4] The toponym was officially adopted in 1911 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3]
Geology
editLike other mountains in Glacier National Park, Red Crow Mountain 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]
Climate
editAccording to the Köppen climate classification system, Red Crow Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[6] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F. Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer.
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Red Crow Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ a b "Red Crow Mountain - 7,891' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ a b c "Red Crow Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ Joachim Fromhold, 2001 Indian Place Names of the West, Part 2, 2013, ISBN 9781300389118, page 60.
- ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
edit- Weather forecast: Red Crow Mountain
- Hiking video: YouTube
- Red Crow Mountain photo album: Flickr