Lonesome Mountain

Lonesome Mountain
Lonesome Mountain
	South aspect
Highest point
Elevation	11,399 ft (3,474 m)
Prominence	1,039 ft (317 m)
Parent peak	Spirit Mountain (12,283 ft)
Isolation	2.43 mi (3.91 km)
Coordinates	45°00′51″N109°35′43″W / 45.0142833°N 109.5951923°W
Geography
	Lonesome Mountain Location in Montana Lonesome Mountain Lonesome Mountain (the United States)
Location	Carbon County, Montana, U.S.
Parent range	Rocky Mountains ; Absaroka Range ; Beartooth Mountains
Topo map	USGS Silver Run Peak
Climbing
Easiest route	class 3 scrambling

Last updated December 08, 2024

Lonesome Mountain is an 11,399-foot (3,474-metre) mountain summit located in Carbon County, Montana.^[3]

Description

Lonesome Mountain is located in the Beartooth Mountains, which are a subset of the Rocky Mountains. It is situated 4.2 miles north of Beartooth Butte in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, on land managed by Gallatin National Forest. The highest point in Montana, Granite Peak, rises 14.3 miles to the northwest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into several surrounding alpine lakes which feed tributaries of the Clarks Fork Yellowstone River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,400 feet (430 meters) above these lakes in less than one mile. This geographical feature's name has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.^[3]

Climate

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

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References

1 2 "Lonesome Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
1 2 3 "Lonesome Mountain - 11,420' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
1 2 3 "Lonesome Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2021-11-17.
↑ 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] 1 2 "Lonesome Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-11-17.

[listsofjohn-2] 1 2 3 "Lonesome Mountain - 11,420' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-17.

[gnis-3] 1 2 3 "Lonesome Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2021-11-17.

[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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