Ear Mountain (Montana)

Ear Mountain
Ear Mountain
	East aspect
Highest point
Elevation	8,560 ft (2,610 m)
Prominence	1,440 ft (440 m)
Parent peak	Peak 9147
Isolation	4.55 mi (7.32 km)
Coordinates	47°49′24″N112°41′24″W / 47.8232504°N 112.6900274°W
Geography
	Ear Mountain Location in Montana Ear Mountain Location in the United States
Location	Teton County, Montana, U.S.
Parent range	Rocky Mountains ; Rocky Mountain Front
Topo map	USGS Ear Mountain

Last updated July 30, 2024

Ear Mountain is an 8,560-foot (2,610-metre) mountain summit located in Teton County of the U.S. state of Montana.^[3]

Description

Ear Mountain is located in the Rocky Mountain Front, which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains. It is situated 23 miles west of Choteau, along the common border shared by Bureau of Land Management and Lewis and Clark National Forest. The Ear Mountain Wildlife Management Area is located nearby, to the east of the mountain. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Teton River. Topographic relief is significant as the southwest aspect rises 2,000 feet (610 meters) above South Fork Willow Creek in 0.7 mile, and the east aspect rises 4,000 feet (1,200 meters) above the plains.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Ear Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and mild to warm summers.^[4] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

Gallery

Aerial view of summit, looking south
Ear Mountain from the north side
Ear Mountain (left) from the east

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References

↑ "Ear Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
1 2 3 "Ear Mountain - 8,580' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
1 2 "Ear Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2021-11-06.
↑ 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. ISSN 1027-5606.

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[pb-1] "Ear Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-11-06.

[listsofjohn-2] 1 2 3 "Ear Mountain - 8,580' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-06.

[gnis-3] 1 2 "Ear Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2021-11-06.

[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: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.

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