Steamboat Mountain (Gallatin County, Montana)

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Steamboat Mountain
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East aspect
Highest point
Elevation 10,030 ft (3,057 m) [1]
Prominence 666 ft (203 m) [1]
Parent peak Twin Peaks [2]
Isolation 1.55 mi (2.49 km) [2]
Coordinates 45°10′49″N111°03′33″W / 45.1803135°N 111.0591198°W / 45.1803135; -111.0591198 [3]
Geography
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Steamboat Mountain
Location in Montana
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Steamboat Mountain
Steamboat Mountain (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State Montana
County Gallatin
Protected area Gallatin National Forest
Parent range Gallatin Range
Rocky Mountains
Topo map USGS Ramshorn Peak

Steamboat Mountain is a 10,030-foot (3,057-metre) mountain summit in Gallatin County, Montana, United States.

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Description

Steamboat Mountain is located 33 miles (53 km) south of Bozeman in the Gallatin National Forest and the Hyalite Porcupine Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study Area. [1] The peak is part of the Gallatin Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. [1] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains west to Rock Creek and east to Tom Miner Creek which are both tributaries of the Yellowstone River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 1,900 feet (579 meters) above Rock Creek in one mile (1.6 km). The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1918 by the United States Board on Geographic Names. [3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Steamboat Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and mild summers. [4] Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Steamboat Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Steamboat Mountain - 10,030' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Steamboat Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  4. ↑ 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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