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Pyramid Peak (Montana)

Coordinates: 48°52′24″N 113°49′53″W / 48.87333°N 113.83139°W / 48.87333; -113.83139
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Pyramid Peak
Pyramid Peak, as seen from Glenns Lake.
Highest point
Elevation8,200–8,280 ft (2,500–2,520 m)[1]
Prominence760 ft (230 m)[1]
Coordinates48°52′24″N 113°49′53″W / 48.87333°N 113.83139°W / 48.87333; -113.83139[2]
Geography
Pyramid Peak is located in Montana
Pyramid Peak
Pyramid Peak
Location in Montana
Pyramid Peak is located in the United States
Pyramid Peak
Pyramid Peak
Location in the United States
LocationGlacier County, Montana, United States
Parent rangeLewis Range
Topo map(s)USGS Ahern Pass, MT

Pyramid Peak (8,200–8,280 feet (2,499–2,524 m)) is in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Mokowanis Lake lies just northeast of the peak, and Atsina Lake is to the west.[3]

Climate

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Based on the Köppen climate classification, it is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

Glenns Lake, Pyramid Peak

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Pyramid Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "Pyramid Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  3. ^ Ahern Pass, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved December 27, 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.