Saint Paul Peak

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Saint Paul Peak
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Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation 7,714 ft (2,351 m) [1]
Prominence 1,629 ft (497 m) [2]
Parent peak Elephant Peak (7,938 ft) [2]
Isolation 2.15 mi (3.46 km) [2]
Coordinates 48°04′44″N115°40′35″W / 48.0787753°N 115.6763535°W / 48.0787753; -115.6763535 [3]
Geography
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Saint Paul Peak
Location in Montana
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Saint Paul Peak
Location in the United States
CountryUnited States
State Montana
County Sanders
Protected area Cabinet Mountains Wilderness
Parent range Cabinet Mountains
Topo map USGS Elephant Peak

Saint Paul Peak is a 7,714-foot-elevation (2,351-meter) mountain summit in Sanders County, Montana.

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Description

Saint Paul Peak is located 21 miles (34 km) south-southwest 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] Saint Paul Peak ranks as the fifth-highest summit in the Cabinet Mountains, [1] and the eighth-highest in Sanders County. [2] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Clark Fork River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,000 feet (910 m) above Saint Paul Lake in one mile (1.6 km). Chicago Peak and Milwaukee Pass lie one-half mile immediately southwest of Saint Paul Peak, a nod to the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. [4] The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. [3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Saint Paul Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and cool to mild summers. [5] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Saint Paul Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Saint Paul Peak - 7,714' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Saint Paul Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  4. ↑ Kootenai National Forest (N.F.), Bull River-Clark Fork Planning Unit (MT, ID): Environmental Impact Statement, 1979, p. 25.
  5. ↑ Peel, M.C.; Finlayson, B.L. & McMahon, T.A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences . 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . Archived (PDF) from the original on December 2, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
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