Anaconda Peak
West aspect, centered
Highest point
Elevation8,279 ft (2,523 m)[1]
Prominence919 ft (280 m)[1]
Coordinates48°46′06″N 113°58′24″W / 48.76833°N 113.97333°W / 48.76833; -113.97333[2]
Geography
Anaconda Peak is located in Montana
Anaconda Peak
Anaconda Peak
Location in Montana
Anaconda Peak is located in the United States
Anaconda Peak
Anaconda Peak
Location in the United States
LocationFlathead County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeLivingston Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount Geduhn, MT

Anaconda Peak (8,279 feet (2,523 m)) is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana,[3] to the southeast of the eastern reaches of Logging Lake.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, the peak is in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

East aspect of Anaconda Peak centered on skyline, from Going-to-the-Sun Road
Anaconda Peak is a bump centered along skyline. Longfellow Peak to left. View from Logan Pass.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Anaconda Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "Anaconda Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  3. ^ Mount Geduhn, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  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: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.


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