Sawtooth Ridge

Sawtooth Ridge
Sawtooth Ridge
	Aerial view of northwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation	8,179 ft (2,493 m)
Prominence	2,299 ft (701 m)
Parent peak	Fairview Mountain (8,246 ft)
Isolation	6.57 mi (10.57 km)
Coordinates	47°33′49″N112°40′39″W / 47.5634835°N 112.6775663°W Coordinates: 47°33′49″N112°40′39″W / 47.5634835°N 112.6775663°W
Geography
	Sawtooth Ridge Location in Montana Sawtooth Ridge Location in the United States
Location	Lewis and Clark County ; Montana, United States
Parent range	Rocky Mountains ; Rocky Mountain Front
Topo map	USGS Sawtooth Ridge
Geology
Age of rock	Mississippian
Type of rock	Limestone

Last updated January 29, 2023

Sawtooth Ridge is an 8,179-foot (2,493-metre) mountain ridge located in Lewis and Clark County, Montana.^[3]

Description

Sawtooth Ridge is located along the Rocky Mountain Front, which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains. It is situated 45 miles west of Great Falls, in the Sun River Wildlife Management Area. Precipitation runoff from this landform drains into tributaries of the Sun River. Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises approximately 3,700 feet (1,100 meters) above the prairie. Castle Reef is 6.94 miles to the north, but Fairview Mountain is considered to be the nearest higher neighbor, 6.57 miles to the south-southwest.^[1]

Geology

Sawtooth Ridge is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.^[4] The Lewis Overthrust extends over 280 miles (450 km) from Mount Kidd in Alberta, south to Steamboat Mountain which is located 18 miles south of Sawtooth Ridge, which places Sawtooth Ridge within the southern extent of the Lewis Overthrust.^[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Sawtooth Ridge has an alpine subarctic climate characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and mild to warm summers.^[6] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

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References

1 2 3 "Sawtooth Ridge, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
1 2 "Sawtooth Ridge - 8,179' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
1 2 "Sawtooth Ridge". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2021-11-10.
↑ Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
↑ Feinstein, Shimon; Kohn, Barry; Osadetz, Kirk; Price, Raymond A. (2007-01-01). "Thermochronometric reconstruction of the prethrust paleogeothermal gradient and initial thickness of the Lewis thrust sheet, southeastern Canadian Cordillera foreland belt". Geological Society of America Special Papers. 433: 167–182. doi:10.1130/2007.2433(08). ISBN 978-0-8137-2433-1. ISSN 0072-1077.
↑ 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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[pb-1] 1 2 3 "Sawtooth Ridge, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.

[listsofjohn-2] 1 2 "Sawtooth Ridge - 8,179' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.

[gnis-3] 1 2 "Sawtooth Ridge". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2021-11-10.

[gadd-4] Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[Feinstein_2007-5] Feinstein, Shimon; Kohn, Barry; Osadetz, Kirk; Price, Raymond A. (2007-01-01). "Thermochronometric reconstruction of the prethrust paleogeothermal gradient and initial thickness of the Lewis thrust sheet, southeastern Canadian Cordillera foreland belt". Geological Society of America Special Papers. 433: 167–182. doi:10.1130/2007.2433(08). ISBN 978-0-8137-2433-1. ISSN 0072-1077.

[Peel-6] 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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