Cedar Mountain (Montana) Explained

Cedar Mountain
Elevation Ft:10780.
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:1932
Isolation Mi:5.18
Parent Peak:Sphinx Mountain (10,840 ft)
Country:United States
State:Montana
Region:Madison County
Region Type:County
Part Type:Protected area
Part:Lee Metcalf Wilderness
Map:Montana#USA
Relief:1
Label Position:top
Range:Rocky Mountains
Madison Range[2]
Coordinates:45.2266°N -111.5117°W
Coordinates Ref:[3]
Topo:USGS Lake Cameron
Type:Laccolith

Cedar Mountain is a 10780abbr=offNaNabbr=off summit located in Madison County, Montana, United States.

Description

Cedar Mountain is located in the Madison Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.[2] It is situated 13miles southeast of Ennis, Montana, and 36miles southwest of Bozeman. The peak is set within the Lee Metcalf Wilderness on land managed by Beaverhead–Deerlodge National Forest.[2] The mountain has an east peak (10,768-ft),[4] as well as the 10,780-ft west summit which both rise above a large cirque containing Cedar Lake and Cedar Falls. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west to the Madison River via Cedar, Mill, and Bear creeks. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1260abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Cedar Lake in 0.6 mile (1.0 km) and 5400abbr=offNaNabbr=off above the Madison Valley in 6.5miles. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Cedar Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and short, cool to mild summers.[5] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cedar Mountain, West - 10,780' MT. listsofjohn.com. 2023-07-29.
  2. 87029. Cedar Mountain West, Montana. 2023-07-29.
  3. 781117. Cedar Mountain. 2023-07-29.
  4. Web site: Cedar Mountain, East - 10,768' MT. listsofjohn.com. 2023-07-29.
  5. 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 . 1027-5606.