Como Peaks (Montana)

Como Peaks
Como Peaks
	Como Peaks from the northeast
Highest point
Elevation	9,624 ft (2,933 m)
Prominence	1,204 ft (367 m)
Parent peak	El Capitan
Isolation	2.21 mi (3.56 km)
Coordinates	46°00′07″N114°21′05″W / 46.0018580°N 114.3514668°W
Geography
	Como Peaks Location in Montana Como Peaks Location in the United States
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Ravalli
Protected area	Selway–Bitterroot Wilderness
Parent range	Bitterroot Range ; Rocky Mountains
Topo map	USGS Como Peaks

Last updated July 20, 2024

Como Peaks is a 9,624-foot-elevation (2,933-meter) mountain summit in Ravalli County, Montana, United States.

Description

Como Peaks is west of the Continental Divide in the Bitterroot Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. It is the eighth-highest peak in Ravalli County as well as the eighth-highest point in the Selway–Bitterroot Wilderness which is managed by Bitterroot National Forest.^[1] The nearest community is Darby, eight miles (13 km) to the east, and the nearest higher neighbor is El Capitan, 1.86 miles (2.99 km) to the west.^[2] The mountain is a set of three peaks: the West Peak is the highest point at 9,624 feet, the Middle Peak is 9,537 feet,^[4] and the East Peak is 9,493 feet.^[5] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains to the Bitterroot River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 4,400 feet (1,341 meters) above Tin Cup Creek in two miles (3.2 km), and 5,400 feet (1,646 meters) above Lake Como in four miles (6.4 km). This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.^[3] The mountain is named in association with nearby Lake Como which in turn was named by Antonio Ravalli in the 1840s for Lake Como in his native country of Italy.^[6] Ravalli County is named after him. The mountain is also unofficially called the Three Sisters.^[7]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, the mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.^[8] Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F. Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter and as thunderstorms in summer.

Gallery

East Como Peak from Lake Como
Como Peaks in winter
Como Peaks in autumn

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References

1 2 3 4 5 "Como Peaks, West - 9,624' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
1 2 3 "West Como Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
1 2 "Como Peaks". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-07-19.
↑ "Middle Como Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
↑ "East Como Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
↑ Aarstad, Rich; Arguimbau, Ellen; Baumler, Ellen; Porsild, Charlene L.; Shovers, Brian (2009). Montana Place Names from Alzada to Zortman. Helena: Montana Historical Society Press. p. 146. ISBN 978-0975919613.
↑ Proceedings of the Montana Academy of Sciences, Volume 30, Montana Academy of Sciences, 1970.
↑ 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.

External links

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[listsofjohn-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Como Peaks, West - 9,624' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-07-19.

[pb-2] 1 2 3 "West Como Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-07-19.

[gnis-3] 1 2 "Como Peaks". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-07-19.

[pb2-4] "Middle Como Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-07-19.

[pb3-5] "East Como Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-07-19.

[Place_Names-6] Aarstad, Rich; Arguimbau, Ellen; Baumler, Ellen; Porsild, Charlene L.; Shovers, Brian (2009). Montana Place Names from Alzada to Zortman. Helena: Montana Historical Society Press. p. 146. ISBN 978-0975919613.

[7] Proceedings of the Montana Academy of Sciences, Volume 30, Montana Academy of Sciences, 1970.

[Peel-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. ISSN 1027-5606.

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