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Thunder Mountain (Montana)

Coordinates: 45°04′24″N 109°32′53″W / 45.0732053°N 109.5481885°W / 45.0732053; -109.5481885
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Thunder Mountain
North aspect, centered
(Beartooth Mountain in upper right)
Highest point
Elevation11,441 ft (3,487 m)[1]
Prominence515 ft (157 m)[1]
Parent peakBeartooth Mountain[2]
Isolation1.15 mi (1.85 km)[2]
Coordinates45°04′24″N 109°32′53″W / 45.0732053°N 109.5481885°W / 45.0732053; -109.5481885[3]
Geography
Thunder Mountain is located in Montana
Thunder Mountain
Thunder Mountain
Location in Montana
Thunder Mountain is located in the United States
Thunder Mountain
Thunder Mountain
Thunder Mountain (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyCarbon
Protected areaAbsaroka–Beartooth Wilderness
Parent rangeBeartooth Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Silver Run Peak
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2[2]

Thunder Mountain is an 11,441-foot (3,487-metre) summit in Carbon County, Montana, United States.

Description

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Thunder Mountain is located 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Red Lodge, Montana, in the Beartooth Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.[1] It is set within the Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness on land managed by Custer-Gallatin National Forest.[2] The mountain ranks as the 52nd-highest peak in Montana.[2] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into Lake Fork → Rock Creek → Clarks Fork Yellowstone RiverYellowstone River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,600 feet (792 meters) above Lake Fork in 0.75 miles (1.21 km). The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3]

Climate

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Based on the Köppen climate classification, Thunder Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and mild summers.[4] Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Thunder Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Thunder Mountain - 11,441' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  3. ^ a b "Thunder Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  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 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.
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