Rock Peak

Rock Peak
Rock Peak
	North aspect
Highest point
Elevation	7,583 ft (2,311 m)
Prominence	993 ft (303 m)
Parent peak	Saint Paul Peak (7,714 ft)
Isolation	1.25 mi (2.01 km)
Coordinates	48°04′04″N115°39′19″W / 48.0676392°N 115.6552232°W
Geography
	Rock Peak Location in Montana Rock Peak Location in the United States
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Sanders
Protected area	Cabinet Mountains Wilderness
Parent range	Cabinet Mountains
Topo map	USGS Elephant Peak

Last updated September 12, 2023

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

Description

Rock Peak is located 22 miles (35 km) south of Libby, Montana, in 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 into Rock Creek, whereas the north slope drains into headwaters of East Fork Bull River, and both are tributaries of the Clark Fork River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 4,100 feet (1,200 m) above Rock Creek in 1.7 mile (2.7 km). The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.^[3]

Climate

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

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References

1 2 "Rock Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
1 2 3 4 "Rock Peak - 7,583' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
1 2 "Rock Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2023-08-30.
↑ 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

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[pb-1] 1 2 "Rock Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-08-30.

[listsofjohn-2] 1 2 3 4 "Rock Peak - 7,583' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-08-30.

[gnis-3] 1 2 "Rock Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2023-08-30.

[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 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.

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