Bearhat Mountain

Bearhat Mountain (8,689 feet (2,648 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] Bearhat Mountain is immediately west of Hidden Lake. The mountain was named after a Kootenai Native American, and was officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names in 1932.[2]

Bearhat Mountain
Bearhat Mountain with mountain goats
Highest point
Elevation8,689 ft (2,648 m) [1]
Prominence1,084 ft (330 m) [1]
Coordinates48°40′01″N 113°45′49″W [2]
Geography
Bearhat Mountain
Location in Montana
Bearhat Mountain
Location in the United States
LocationFlathead County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeLewis Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount Cannon, MT
Climbing
First ascent1923 (Norman Clyde)[1]

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Bearhat Mountain has an alpine climate characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and short, cool to mild summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

Geology

Like other mountains in Glacier National Park, Bearhat 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]

See also

References
  1. "Bearhat Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  2. "Bearhat Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  3. Mount Cannon, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  4. 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. ISSN 1027-5606.
  5. Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  • Panorama with Bearhat Mountain at right, Hidden Lake below and Reynolds Mountain at distant left
  • Bearhat Mountain rises over Hidden Lake
  • Bearhat Mountain above the Hidden Lake trail
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