Heavy Runner Mountain

Heavy Runner Mountain (8,016 feet (2,443 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] The summit is a little over a mile east-northeast of Reynolds Mountain and is easily seen from the Going-to-the-Sun Road as well as Logan Pass.

Heavy Runner Mountain
Heavy Runner Mountain as seen from the Going-to-the-Sun Road
Highest point
Elevation8,016 ft (2,443 m) [1]
Prominence767 ft (234 m) [1]
Coordinates48°40′36″N 113°41′41″W [2]
Geography
Heavy Runner Mountain
Location in Montana
Heavy Runner Mountain
Location in the United States
LocationGlacier County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeLewis Range
Topo mapUSGS Logan Pass MT
Climbing
First ascentUnknown
Easiest routeScramble class 2-3

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Heavy Runner Mountain is located in a subarctic 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, Heavy Runner 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. "Heavy Runner Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. "Heavy Runner Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  3. Logan Pass, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved May 23, 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". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Heavy Runner Mountain with Reynolds Mountain behind
  • Heavy Runner from the east


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