Sheep Mountain (Beartooth Mountains)

Sheep Mountain
South aspect
Highest point
Elevation	10,608 ft (3,233 m) [1]
Prominence	1,070 ft (326 m) [1]
Parent peak	Iceberg Peak [2]
Isolation	3.43 mi (5.52 km) [2]
Coordinates	45°04′19″N109°55′41″W / 45.0719188°N 109.9279655°W / 45.0719188; -109.9279655 [3]
Geography
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Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Park
Parent range	Beartooth Mountains Rocky Mountains
Topo map	USGS Cooke City

Sheep Mountain is a 10,608-foot (3,233-metre) summit in Park County, Montana, United States.

Description

Sheep Mountain is located 3.75 miles (6.04 km) north of Cooke City, Montana, in the Beartooth Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. ^[1] It is set within the New World Mining District and the Custer-Gallatin National Forest. ^{[2] [4]} Precipitation runoff from the mountain's northwest slope drains into Goose Creek which is a tributary of the Stillwater River, whereas the other slopes drain into Fisher Creek and Lady of the Lake Creek which together form the headwaters of the Clarks Fork Yellowstone River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises approximately 1,650 feet (503 meters) above Fisher Creek in one mile (1.6 km). The area from Cooke City to Sheep Mountain offers some of the finest backcountry snowmobiling in the country. ^[5] The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names. ^[3] This peak should not be confused with the other Sheep Mountain also in Park County, Montana, but in the Absaroka Range.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Sheep Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and mild summers. ^[6] Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F.

See also

• Geology of the Rocky Mountains

References

1. "Sheep Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
2. "Sheep Mountain - 10,620' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
3. "Sheep Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-08-03.
4. The Life Cycle of Gold Deposits Near the Northeast Corner of Yellowstone National Park—Geology, Mining History, and Fate, Bradley S. Van Gosen, 2007, U.S. Geological Survey, p. 434.
5. Cooke City Winter Trail Map, 2013, US Forest Service, fs.usda.gov
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.