Henderson Mountain

Henderson Mountain
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation	10,343 ft (3,153 m) [1]
Prominence	526 ft (160 m) [1]
Parent peak	Scotch Bonnet Mountain [2]
Isolation	1.48 mi (2.38 km) [2]
Coordinates	45°03′08″N109°56′43″W / 45.0522017°N 109.9452146°W / 45.0522017; -109.9452146 [3]
Naming
Etymology	Bart Henderson
Geography
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Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Park
Parent range	Beartooth Mountains Rocky Mountains
Topo map	USGS Cooke City
Geology
Age of rock	44.0 ± 4.1 million years [4]
Mountain type	Laccolith
Type of rock	Limestone, Igneous rock, Breccia

Henderson Mountain is a 10,343-foot (3,153-metre) summit in Park County, Montana, United States.

Description

Henderson Mountain is located 2.4 miles (3.9 km) north of Cooke City, Montana, in the Beartooth Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. ^[1] It is set within the New World Mining District and the Custer-Gallatin National Forest. ^[2] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's north slope drains into Fisher Creek which is a tributary of the Clarks Fork Yellowstone River, whereas the south slope drains into Miller Creek → Soda Butte Creek → Lamar River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises nearly 1,400 feet (427 meters) above Fisher Creek in 0.6 miles (0.97 km). The mountain is a laccolith composed of Cambrian limestone, breccia, and Eocene dacite porphyry. ^{[4] [5]} Gold was discovered on Henderson Mountain in 1888. ^[4] In the mid-1990s, Henderson Mountain was the epicenter of legal fighting over plans to mine a billion dollars' worth of gold and silver from the mountain which would threaten nearby Yellowstone National Park. ^[6] The environmental controversy ended when the US government bought out the mining claim. ^[7] The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, ^[3] and has been featured in publications since at least 1893. ^[8] Bart Henderson was one of the four trappers who discovered the New World Mining District in 1869, with the others being Adam Miller, J. H. Moore, and James Gourley. ^[9] (Miller Mountain is 1.61 miles (2.59 km) west-southwest of Henderson Mountain). ^[1]

Climate

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

See also

• Geology of the Rocky Mountains

References

1. "Henderson Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
2. "Henderson Mountain - 10,338' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
3. "Henderson Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-08-04.
4. The Life Cycle of Gold Deposits Near the Northeast Corner of Yellowstone National Park—Geology, Mining History, and Fate, Bradley S. Van Gosen, 2007, U.S. Geological Survey, p. 433–448.
5. Laccoliths: Mechanics of Emplacement and Growth, Issue 220, Charles E. Corry, Geological Society of America, 1988, ISBN   9780813722207, p. 84.
6. The Montana gold mine that could threaten Yellowstone, Kurt Repanshek, Snow Country, October 1995, p. 30.
7. America's Natural Places: Rocky Mountains and Great Plains, Kelly Enright, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2009, ISBN   9780313353154, p. 49.
8. The Pacific Reporter, Volume 31, West Publishing Co, 1893, p. 96.
9. Grants Mining Districts of the Western United States: Volume 2, Jerry Grant, Xlibris Corporation, 2020, ISBN   9781664149021
10. 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.

External links

• Weather: Henderson Mountain