Long Knife Peak Explained

Long Knife Peak
Elevation Ft:9789
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:2501
Parent Peak:Kintla Peak
Location:Flathead County, Montana, U.S.
Map:USA Montana#USA
Relief:1
Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:48.9972°N -114.2078°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]
Topo:USGS Kintla Peak, MT

Long Knife Peak (9789feet) is located in the Clark Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Though much of the mountain slopes extend into the Canadian Province of British Columbia, the main summit is in the U.S. Long Knife Peak rises more than a vertical 1miles above Upper Kintla Lake.[3] It is also the most northerly peak and land area in the contiguous United States above 9000feet. Long Knife Peak is on an east west ridgeline identified as the "Boundary Mountains" on the USGS 7.5 minute topo quad and this extended ridge, with peak 8864, also contains the most northerly named (numbered) peak and land area in the contiguous United States above 8000feet.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Long Knife Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and short, cool to mild summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

The summit of Long Knife Peak has a tundra climate (Köppen ET) or an Alpine climate.

See also

Notes and References

  1. 4719. Long Knife Peak, Montana. 2010-08-08.
  2. 767965. Long Knife Peak. 2010-08-08.
  3. Web site: Long Knife Peak, Montana. TopoQuest (USGS Quad). Map. 2010-08-08.
  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 . 5 . 1633–1644 . 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . 2007HESS...11.1633P . 1027-5606. free .