Boulder Mountains (Montana) Explained

Boulder Mountains
Country:United States
State:Montana
Parent:Rocky Mountains
Length Orientation:N/S
Width Orientation:E/W
Highest:Haystack Mountain
Elevation Ft:8819
Coordinates:46.1414°N -112.3264°W

The Boulder Mountains are a mountain range running roughly north to south located west of Boulder between Helena and Butte in the U.S. state of Montana.[1] Parts of the range are in four different counties: Deer Lodge, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, and Silver Bow.

Haystack Mountain, which reaches 8819feet, is the tallest peak in the range.[2] [3] The three other highest peaks are Jack Mountain at 8752feet, Bull Mountain at 8609feet, and Thunderbolt Mountain at 8597feet.[2] All four peaks are in Jefferson County.[2]

Climate

Rocker Peak,,[4] is near Jack Mountain (Montana), the second highest peak in the Boulder Mountains.[5] There is a SNOTEL weather station near the summit of Rocker Peak at an elevation of . Rocker Peak has a subalpine climate (Köppen Dfc), bordering on an Alpine climate (Köppen ET).

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey . October 27, 2000. [{{Gnis3|1888618}} Boulder Mountains]. January 23, 2013.
  2. Web site: Montana’s Tallest Peaks by Mountain Range. Montana State Library. January 23, 2013.
  3. Web site: Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey . November 28, 1980 . [{{Gnis3|784670}} Haystack Mountain]. January 23, 2013.
  4. Web site: Rocker Peak . Peakery . November 23, 2023.
  5. Web site: Montana's Tallest Peaks by Mountain Range . Montana.gov . November 23, 2023.

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