| Como Peaks | |
| Elevation Ft: | 9624 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] [2] |
| Prominence Ft: | 1204 |
| Isolation Mi: | 2.21 |
| Parent Peak: | El Capitan |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | Selway–Bitterroot Wilderness |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Montana |
| Region: | Ravalli |
| Region Type: | County |
| Map: | Montana#USA |
| Range: | Bitterroot Range Rocky Mountains |
| Coordinates: | 46.0019°N -114.3515°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Topo: | USGS Como Peaks |
Como Peaks is a 9624feet mountain summit in Ravalli County, Montana, United States.
Como Peaks is west of the Continental Divide in the Bitterroot Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. It is the eighth-highest peak in Ravalli County as well as the eighth-highest point in the Selway–Bitterroot Wilderness which is managed by Bitterroot National Forest.[1] The nearest community is Darby, 8miles to the east, and the nearest higher neighbor is El Capitan, 1.86miles to the west.[2] The mountain is a set of three peaks: the West Peak is the highest point at 9,624 feet, the Middle Peak is 9,537 feet,[4] and the East Peak is 9,493 feet.[5] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains to the Bitterroot River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 4400abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Tin Cup Creek in 2miles, and 5400abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Lake Como in 4miles. This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3] The mountain is named in association with nearby Lake Como which in turn was named by Antonio Ravalli in the 1840s for Lake Como in his native country of Italy.[6] Ravalli County is named after him. The mountain is also unofficially called the Three Sisters.[7]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, the mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[8] Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F. Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter and as thunderstorms in summer.