Kaina Mountain Explained

Kaina Mountain
Elevation Ft:9494
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:1329
Location:Glacier County, Montana, U.S.
Map:Montana#USA
Relief:1
Label Position:bottom
Range:Lewis Range
Coordinates:48.9539°N -113.7989°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]
Topo:USGS Mount Cleveland MT
First Ascent:Unknown

Kaina Mountain (9494feet) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] Kaina Mountain is in the northeastern section of Glacier National Park and north of Kaina Lake.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Kaina is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[4] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

Geology

Like other mountains in Glacier National Park, Kaina is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slab of precambrian rocks 31NaN1 thick, 50miles wide and 160miles long over younger rock of the cretaceous period.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. 4751. Kaina Mountain, Montana. May 28, 2018.
  2. 772930. Kaina Mountain. May 28, 2018.
  3. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Mount Cleveland, MT. May 28, 2018.
  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 . 1633–1644 . 1027-5606.
  5. Book: Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias . Gadd, Ben . 2008.