Boat Mountain

Boat Mountain
Boat Mountain
	Southern end of Boat Mountain
Highest point
Elevation	9,071 ft (2,765 m)
Prominence	1,351 ft (412 m)
Parent peak	Pika Point
Isolation	3.16 mi (5.09 km)
Coordinates	44°53′53″N111°20′32″W / 44.8981358°N 111.3422533°W
Geography
	Boat Mountain Location in Montana Boat Mountain Boat Mountain (the United States)
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Gallatin
Protected area	Gallatin National Forest
Parent range	Madison Range
Topo map	USGS Pika Point
Geology
Rock type	Sedimentary rock

Last updated December 07, 2024

Boat Mountain is a 9,071-foot (2,765-metre) mountain summit in Gallatin County, Montana, United States.

Description

Boat Mountain is located 20 miles (32 km) northwest of West Yellowstone, Montana, in the Madison Range, which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.^[1] It is situated on land managed by Gallatin National Forest and can be seen from Highway 287. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's east slope drains into Cabin Creek and the west slope drains into Beaver Creek, which are both tributaries of the nearby Madison River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,400 feet (732 meters) above Beaver Creek in 0.85 miles (1.37 km). Boat Mountain is set two miles north of Hebgen Lake, site of the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake which was the largest and deadliest in Montana's recorded history. The earthquake caused a huge 80-million-ton landslide that blocked the Madison River which created Earthquake Lake three miles southwest of the mountain. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.^[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Boat Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and mild summers.^[4] Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F.

Gallery

Southwest aspect of Boat Mountain beyond Earthquake Lake
Earthquake Lake with Boat Mountain in the distance

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References

1 2 3 4 "Boat Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
1 2 3 "Boat Mountain - 9,071' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
1 2 "Boat Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-07-05.
↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.

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[pb-1] 1 2 3 4 "Boat Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-07-05.

[listsofjohn-2] 1 2 3 "Boat Mountain - 9,071' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-07-05.

[gnis-3] 1 2 "Boat Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-07-05.

[Peel-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 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.

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