| Mount James | |
| Elevation Ft: | 9380 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 1978 |
| Range: | Lewis Range |
| Parent Peak: | Rising Wolf Mountain |
| Listing: | Mountains in Glacier County, Montana |
| Location: | Glacier County, Montana, U.S. |
| Map: | Montana#USA |
| Relief: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | 48.5844°N -113.4922°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
| Topo: | USGS Cut Bank Pass, MT |
Mount James (9380feet) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[1] [3] Mount James is 1.35miles northeast of Triple Divide Peak. The Blackfeet name for the mountain is Ah'-kow-to-mak-an (Double Runner).[4]
Like the mountains in Glacier National Park, Mt. James 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, Mt. James is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone 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.