Mount Doody Explained

Mount Doody
Elevation Ft:8644-8684
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:160
Location:Flathead County, Montana, U.S.
Range:Lewis Range
Etymology:Dan Doody, park ranger[2]
Map:Montana#USA
Relief:1
Coordinates:48.43°N -113.5758°W
Coordinates Ref:[3]
Topo:USGS Mount Saint Nicholas, MT
First Ascent:Unknown

Mount Doody (8644-) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[4] Mount Doody is astride the same ridgeline as the Cloudcroft Peaks which are to the immediate northeast. Dan Doody was one of the first six rangers at Glacier National Park.[5] Doody patrolled the Middle Fork drainages, using his own homestead as a headquarters. Later, because of his recognized hunting abilities, Doody became a park hunter skilled at removing "undesirable" wildlife from the area.[6]

Geology

Like other mountains in Glacier National Park, the peak 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.[7]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, the peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[8] Temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

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Notes and References

  1. 4820. Mount Doody, Montana. June 7, 2018.
  2. https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/glac/appa.htm Through The Years In Glacier National Park An Administrative History, NPS.gov
  3. 770721. Mount Doody. June 7, 2018.
  4. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Mount Saint Nicholas, MT. June 7, 2018.
  5. https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/workman2/photo12.htm NPS.gov
  6. https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/glac2/chap5.htm Man in Glacier, NPS.gov
  7. Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias . Gadd, Ben . 2008.
  8. 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.