Loaf Mountain

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Loaf Mountain
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Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation 11,722 ft (3,573 m) [1] [2]
Prominence 991 ft (302 m) [2]
Parent peak Bighorn Peak (12,324 ft) [1]
Isolation 3.38 mi (5.44 km) [1]
Coordinates 44°12′47″N107°04′15″W / 44.2130003°N 107.0707304°W / 44.2130003; -107.0707304 [3]
Geography
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Loaf Mountain
Location in Wyoming
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Loaf Mountain
Loaf Mountain (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State Wyoming
County Johnson
Protected area Cloud Peak Wilderness
Parent range Bighorn Mountains [4]
Rocky Mountains
Topo map USGS Powder River Pass
Geology
Orogeny Laramide orogeny
Rock age Precambrian
Rock type granitic [5]
Climbing
Easiest route class 2 hiking [1]

Loaf Mountain is a 11,722-foot-elevation (3,573-meter) summit in Johnson County, Wyoming, United States.

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Description

Loaf Mountain is located 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Buffalo, Wyoming, in the Bighorn Mountains. It is situated on the boundary that the Cloud Peak Wilderness shares with Bighorn National Forest. [4] The nearest higher neighbor is Bighorn Peak, 3.38 miles (5.44 km) to the northwest. [2] [4] Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises over 1,600 feet (488 meters) above Paradise Lake in 0.75 mile (1.2 km). Precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains to the Nowood River via Tensleep Creek, whereas the east slope drains to Powder River via Clear Creek. The Loaf Mountain Overlook Observation Site (44° 14.965' N, 106° 56.484' W) along the Cloud Peak Skyway (U.S. Route 16) provides a place to stop and view this mountain. [6] This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. [3]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Loaf Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. [7] Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Loaf Mountain - 11,722' WY". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Loaf Mountain, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Loaf Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "Loaf Mountain, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  5. ↑ Bighorn National Forest, Revised Land and Resource Management Plan: Environmental Impact Statement, United States Forest Service, 2004, p. C-135.
  6. ↑ Loaf Mountain Overlook Observation Site, US Forest Service, Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  7. ↑ 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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