| Mount Cannon | |
| Elevation Ft: | 8956 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 1792 |
| Location: | Flathead County, Montana, U.S. |
| Map: | Montana#USA |
| Relief: | 1 |
| Range: | Lewis Range |
| Coordinates: | 48.6925°N -113.7742°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
| Topo: | USGS Mount Cannon, MT |
| First Ascent: | 1923 Norman Clyde |
Mount Cannon (8956feet) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] Formerly called Goat Mountain it was renamed for the leading physiologist Dr. Walter Bradford Cannon and his wife Cornelia, who made the first recorded ascent of the mountain in 1901.[4]
Like other mountains in Glacier National Park, Cannon 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]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Cannon is located in a subarctic climate characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and short, cool to mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.