Mount Frazier (Montana)
| Mount Frazier | |
|---|---|
 East aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,315 ft (2,534 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,315 ft (401 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Peak 8333[2] |
| Isolation | 3.26 mi (5.25 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 48°01′04″N112°45′07″W/ 48.01774438°N 112.75198195°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Frazier Location in Montana  Mount Frazier Location in the United States | |
| Location | Teton County, Montana,U.S. |
| Parent range | Rocky Mountains Rocky Mountain Front |
| Topo map | USGSWalling Reef |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | Limestone |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | West ridgeclass 2 |
Mount Frazieris an 8,315-foot (2,534-metre) mountain summit located inTeton Countyof theU.S. stateofMontana.[3]
Description[edit]
Mount Frazier is located along theRocky Mountain Front,which is a subset of theRocky Mountains.It is situated seven miles east of theContinental Divide,along theBob Marshall Wildernessboundary, on land managed byLewis and Clark National Forest.The nearest town isChoteau,30 miles to the southeast, andOld Man of the Hillsis 2.6 miles to the north-northwest. Precipitationrunofffrom the mountain drains into Blackleaf Creek and Dupuyer Creek, and eventually makes its way to theMissouri River.Topographic reliefis significant as the summit rises 2,700 feet (820 meters) above the South Fork of Dupuyer Creek in one mile (1.6 km).
Geology[edit]
Mount Frazier is composed ofsedimentary rocklaid down during thePrecambriantoJurassicperiods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during theLaramide orogeny.[4]TheLewis Overthrustextends over 280 miles (450 km) fromMount Kiddin Alberta, south to Steamboat Mountain which is located 53 miles south of Mount Frazier, which places Mount Frazier within the southern part of the Lewis Overthrust.[5]
Climate[edit]
Based on theKöppen climate classification,Mount Frazier has an alpinesubarctic climatecharacterized by long, usually very cold winters, and mild to warm summers.[6]Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ab"Mount Frazier, Montana".Peakbagger.com.Retrieved2021-11-09.
- ^ab"Frazier, Mount - 8,315' MT".listsofjohn.com.Retrieved2021-11-09.
- ^ab"Mount Frazier".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.Retrieved2021-11-09.
- ^Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias".
{{cite journal}}:Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^Feinstein, Shimon; Kohn, Barry; Osadetz, Kirk; Price, Raymond A. (2007-01-01). "Thermochronometric reconstruction of the prethrust paleogeothermal gradient and initial thickness of the Lewis thrust sheet, southeastern Canadian Cordillera foreland belt".Geological Society of America Special Papers.433:167–182.doi:10.1130/2007.2433(08).ISBN978-0-8137-2433-1.ISSN0072-1077.
- ^Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification".Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.11:1633–1644.ISSN1027-5606.
External links[edit]
- Weather:Mount Frazier