Fisher Mountain Explained

Fisher Mountain
Elevation Ft:10246
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:429
Isolation Mi:0.66
Isolation Ref:[2]
Parent Peak:Scotch Bonnet Mountain
Map:Montana#USA
Map Size:270
Label Position:top
Country:United States
State:Montana
Region:Park
Region Type:County
Part Type:Protected area
Range:Beartooth Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Coordinates:45.066°N -109.959°W
Coordinates Ref:[3]
Topo:USGS Cooke City
Rock:Limestone, Igneous rock, Breccia

Fisher Mountain is a 10246abbr=offNaNabbr=off summit in Park County, Montana, United States.

Description

Fisher Mountain is located 3.5miles north of Cooke City, Montana, in the Beartooth Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.[1] It is set within the New World Mining District and the Custer-Gallatin National Forest.[2] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's east slope drains into headwaters of Fisher Creek which is a tributary of the Clarks Fork Yellowstone River, whereas the west slope drains into headwaters of the Stillwater River. Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises 1750abbr=offNaNabbr=off above the Stillwater River in 2miles. The mountain is composed of Cambrian limestone and a multiphase network of Eocene felsic porphyritic intrusions and breccia bodies.[4] The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Fisher Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and mild summers.[5] Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F.

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Notes and References

  1. 132429. Fisher Mountain, Montana . 2024-08-02.
  2. Web site: Fisher Mountain - 10,260' MT. listsofjohn.com. 2024-07-29.
  3. 783456. Fisher Mountain. 2024-08-02.
  4. https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/1717/downloads/pdf/p1717M.pdf The Life Cycle of Gold Deposits Near the Northeast Corner of Yellowstone National Park—Geology, Mining History, and Fate
  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 . 5 . 1633–1644 . 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . 2007HESS...11.1633P . 9654551 . 1027-5606. free .