| McClintock Peak | |
| Elevation Ft: | 8290 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 365 |
| Etymology: | Walter McClintock (1870–1949) |
| Location: | Flathead County, Montana, Glacier County, Montana, U.S. |
| Map: | Montana#USA |
| Relief: | 1 |
| Range: | Lewis Range |
| Coordinates: | 48.525°N -113.4725°W[2] |
| Topo: | USGS Cut Bank Pass, MT |
McClintock Peak (8290feet) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[1] [3] McClintock Peak is situated along the Continental Divide. The Lake of the Seven Winds sits below the east slopes of the peak and Mount Morgan is 0.56miles to the south.
Like other mountains in Glacier National Park, the mountain 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.[4]
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.[5] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F. Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer.
