Saint Paul Peak
Mountain in Montana, United States
Saint Paul Peak
Location in Montana
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Saint Paul Peak
Location in the United States
Show map of the United StatesSaint Paul Peak is a 7,714-foot-elevation (2,351-meter) mountain summit in Sanders County, Montana.
Description
Saint Paul Peak is located 21 miles (34 km) south-southwest of Libby, Montana, in the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, on land managed by Kaniksu National Forest.[2] It is set west of the Continental Divide in the Cabinet Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.[1] Saint Paul Peak ranks as the fifth-highest summit in the Cabinet Mountains,[1] and the eighth-highest in Sanders County.[2] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Clark Fork River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,000 feet (910 m) above Saint Paul Lake in one mile (1.6 km). Chicago Peak and Milwaukee Pass lie one-half mile immediately southwest of Saint Paul Peak, a nod to the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad.[4] The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[3]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Saint Paul Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and cool to mild summers.[5] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.
See also
- Geology of the Rocky Mountains
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References
- ^ a b c "Saint Paul Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ a b c d e "Saint Paul Peak - 7,714' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ a b "Saint Paul Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ Kootenai National Forest (N.F.), Bull River-Clark Fork Planning Unit (MT, ID): Environmental Impact Statement, 1979, p. 25.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Saint Paul Peak: weather forecast
- Saint Paul Peak rock climbing: Mountainproject.com
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Places adjacent to Saint Paul Peak
| Bull River | East Fork Bull River | Elephant Peak |
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| Cabinet Gorge Reservoir |  Saint Paul Peak | Saint Paul Pass |
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| Chicago Peak | Noxon Reservoir | Rock Peak |
