Campbell Mountain
Olson Mountain (left) and Campbell Mountain (right) reflected in Waterton Lake
Highest point
Elevation8,249 ft (2,514 m)[1]  NAVD 88
Prominence1,125 ft (343 m)[1]
Coordinates48°58′41″N 113°56′19″W / 48.97806°N 113.93861°W / 48.97806; -113.93861[2]
Geography
Campbell Mountain is located in Montana
Campbell Mountain
Campbell Mountain
Location in Montana
Campbell Mountain is located in the United States
Campbell Mountain
Campbell Mountain
Location in the United States
LocationGlacier County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeLivingston Range
Topo mapUSGS Porcupine Ridge, MT

Campbell Mountain (8,249 feet (2,514 m)) is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] Campbell Mountain rises more than 4,000 feet (1,200 m) above the west shore of Waterton Lake. The mountain is named after Archibald Campbell, who played a role in mapping the international border.[4]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, it is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

Geology

Like other mountains in Glacier National Park, it is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slab of precambrian rocks 3 mi (4.8 km) thick, 50 miles (80 km) wide and 160 miles (260 km) long over younger rock of the cretaceous period.[6]

Campbell Mountain reflected in Waterton Lake

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Campbell Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
  2. ^ "Campbell Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
  3. ^ Porcupine Ridge, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  4. ^ Dave Birrell, 50 Roadside Panoramas in the Canadian Rockies, Rocky Mountain Books, 2000, ISBN 9780921102656, page 152.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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