Mount Aeneas Explained

Mount Aeneas
Elevation Ft:7510
Prominence Ft:1608
Prominence Ref:[1]
Isolation Mi:4.93
Isolation Ref:[2]
Parent Peak:Big Hawk Mountain (7,542 ft)
Map:Montana#USA
Map Size:270
Label Position:right
Location:Flathead County, Montana, U.S.
Range:Rocky Mountains
Swan Range
Coordinates:48.1482°N -113.9196°W
Topo:USGS Jewel Basin

Mount Aeneas is a summit in the U.S. state of Montana. The elevation is . It is situated 23 miles east of Kalispell in the Jewel Basin area of Flathead National Forest.

Mount Aeneas was named after a Flathead chieftain.[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, the peak is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and mild summers.[4] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

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Notes and References

  1. 27941. Mount Aeneas, Montana. 2022-10-02.
  2. Web site: Aeneas, Mount - 7,528' MT. listsofjohn.com. 2022-10-02.
  3. Web site: Geographic names . Forest History Society . https://web.archive.org/web/20190618051935/https://foresthistory.org/research-explore/us-forest-service-history/u-s-forest-service-publications/region-1-northern/the-flathead-story/table-of-contents/chapters/geographic-names/ . 3 July 2019. 2019-06-18 .
  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.