Flint Creek Range
Flint Creek Range as seen near Garrison, Montana
Highest point
PeakMount Powell
Elevation10,168 ft (3,099 m)
Coordinates46°22′00″N 113°06′33″W / 46.36667°N 113.10917°W / 46.36667; -113.10917
Geography
Flint Creek Range is located in Montana
Flint Creek Range
Flint Creek Range
CountryUnited States
StateMontana

The Flint Creek Range, el. 10,168 feet (3,099 m),[1] is a mountain range northeast of Philipsburg, Montana in Granite County, Montana. The highest point in the range is Mount Powell, at 10,168 ft. in elevation.[2]

About 60,000 acres of the Flints are roadless.[3] From Deer Lodge, Montana, there appears to be a level, barren ridge connecting Mount Powell and Deer Lodge Mountain, el. 9765 ft. However, if one is traveling eastbound on Interstate 90, in the stretch between Drummond and Garrison, Montana, looking up one can see that this ridge is actually a sheer cliff called "The Crater."[3] The Crater is characterized as "[g]iant granite ribs resembling the backbone of a dinosaur" by Cunningham.[3] The Flints have the typical Rocky Mountain fauna, including a few mountain goats. The area is popular for hunting of deer, elk, and blue grouse, but otherwise appears to receive little recreational use.[3] Dozens of alpine lakes in the range provide good fishing.[4]

The Discovery Ski Area is located in the southwestern part of the Flints, near Georgetown Lake.

Climate

Climate data for Mount Powell (MT) 46.3488 N, 112.9824 W, Elevation: 9,442 ft (2,878 m) (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 22.6
(−5.2) 		22.7
(−5.2) 		27.8
(−2.3) 		33.1
(0.6) 		42.4
(5.8) 		51.0
(10.6) 		62.2
(16.8) 		62.1
(16.7) 		52.8
(11.6) 		38.9
(3.8) 		26.9
(−2.8) 		21.4
(−5.9) 		38.7
(3.7)
Daily mean °F (°C) 15.5
(−9.2) 		14.3
(−9.8) 		18.3
(−7.6) 		23.1
(−4.9) 		31.9
(−0.1) 		39.7
(4.3) 		49.5
(9.7) 		49.4
(9.7) 		41.0
(5.0) 		29.5
(−1.4) 		20.0
(−6.7) 		14.6
(−9.7) 		28.9
(−1.7)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 8.4
(−13.1) 		5.9
(−14.5) 		8.8
(−12.9) 		13.1
(−10.5) 		21.3
(−5.9) 		28.5
(−1.9) 		36.8
(2.7) 		36.7
(2.6) 		29.3
(−1.5) 		20.1
(−6.6) 		13.1
(−10.5) 		7.8
(−13.4) 		19.2
(−7.1)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.39
(86) 		3.50
(89) 		4.15
(105) 		5.21
(132) 		5.15
(131) 		5.37
(136) 		2.10
(53) 		2.08
(53) 		2.59
(66) 		3.19
(81) 		3.73
(95) 		3.69
(94) 		44.15
(1,121)
Source: PRISM Climate Group[5]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Flint Creek Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Peakbagger.com. "Flint Creek Range". Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d Cunningham, Bill (1995). Wild Montana. Helena, MT: Falcon Publishing. pp. 80–83. ISBN 1-56044-393-6.
  4. ^ Cunningham, Bill (1990). Montana Wildlands. Helena, MT: American Geographic Publishing. p. 44. ISBN 0-938314-93-9.
  5. ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 16, 2023. To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.
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