Silvertip Peak (Wyoming)

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Silvertip Peak
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Southwest aspect, viewed from Avalanche Peak
Highest point
Elevation 10,645 ft (3,245 m) [1]
Prominence 1,365 ft (416 m) [1]
Parent peak Cathedral Peak (10,765 ft) [2]
Isolation 3.24 mi (5.21 km) [2]
Coordinates 44°31′26″N110°06′11″W / 44.5238594°N 110.1031570°W / 44.5238594; -110.1031570 [3]
Naming
Etymology Silvertip bear
Geography
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Silvertip Peak
Location in Wyoming
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Silvertip Peak
Silvertip Peak (the United States)
Location Park County, Wyoming, U.S.
Parent range Absaroka Range
Rocky Mountains
Topo map USGS Cathedral Peak
Climbing
Easiest route class 2 [2]

Silvertip Peak is a 10,645-foot-elevation (3,245-meter) mountain summit located in Park County, Wyoming, United States. [3]

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Description

Silvertip Peak is part of the Absaroka Range, and is within the North Absaroka Wilderness, on land managed by Shoshone National Forest. The peak is situated approximately eight miles east of Yellowstone Lake, and two miles outside the boundary of Yellowstone National Park. Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises 2,850 feet (870 meters) above Jones Creek in one mile. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1930 by the United States Board on Geographic Names. [3]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Silvertip Peak has an alpine subarctic climate with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. [4] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Jones Creek and Crow Creek, which are tributaries of the North Fork Shoshone River.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Silvertip Peak, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  2. 1 2 3 "Silvertip Peak - 10,645' WY". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  3. 1 2 3 "Silvertip Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  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. ISSN   1027-5606.
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