Engle Peak

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Engle Peak
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Southeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation 7,583 ft (2,311 m) [1]
Prominence 803 ft (245 m) [2]
Parent peak Flat Top Mountain (7,608 ft) [2]
Isolation 1.73 mi (2.78 km) [2]
Coordinates 48°00′33″N115°37′11″W / 48.0091313°N 115.6196734°W / 48.0091313; -115.6196734 [3]
Geography
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Engle Peak
Location in Montana
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Engle Peak
Location in the United States
CountryUnited States
State Montana
County Sanders
Protected area Cabinet Mountains Wilderness
Parent range Cabinet Mountains
Topo map USGS Howard Lake
Climbing
Easiest route class 2 trail [4]

Engle Peak is a 7,583-foot-elevation (2,311-meter) mountain summit in Sanders County, Montana.

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Description

Engle Peak is located 7 miles (11 km) east of Noxon, Montana, along the boundary of the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, on land managed by Kaniksu National Forest. [2] It is set west of the Continental Divide in the Cabinet Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. [1] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's south slopes drains to McKay Creek, whereas the north slope drains into Engle Lake and Rock Creek, and both creeks are tributaries of the Clark Fork River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,500 feet (460 m) above Engle Lake in one-half mile (0.8 km). Engle Lake is named after pioneer Isaac Engle (1855–1928) who homesteaded nearby. [5] Engle Peak is named after Roy Engle of Noxon who saved the lives of 25 crewmembers fighting a 1910 forest fire. [6] [7] The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, [3] and has appeared in publications since 1875. [8] An ascent of the summit involves hiking 3.9 miles with 3,489-feet of elevation gain on the Engle Peak Trail. [4]

East aspect of Engle Peak with Wanless Lake Engle Peak, Wanless Lake.jpg
East aspect of Engle Peak with Wanless Lake

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Engle Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and cool to mild summers. [9] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Engle Peak - 7,583' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  3. 1 2 "Engle Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  4. 1 2 #926 Engle Peak Trailhead, US Forest Service, fs.usda.gov, Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  5. "Engle Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  6. Kootenai National Forest (N.F.), Bull River-Clark Fork Planning Unit (MT,ID): Environmental Impact Statement, 1979, p. 26.
  7. When the Mountains Roared: Stories of the 1910 Fires, United States. Forest Service. Northern Region, (2010), p. 33.
  8. Henry Gannett, Lists of Elevations Principally in that Portion of the United States West of the Mississippi River, U.S. Government Printing Office (1875), p. 20.
  9. 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.