Pollock Mountain
Pollock Mountain above the Garden Wall
Highest point
Elevation9,195 ft (2,803 m)[1]
Prominence550 ft (170 m)[1]
Coordinates48°43′01″N 113°42′09″W / 48.71694°N 113.70250°W / 48.71694; -113.70250[2]
Naming
EtymologyWilliam C. Pollock
Geography
Pollock Mountain is located in Montana
Pollock Mountain
Pollock Mountain
Location in Montana
Pollock Mountain is located in the United States
Pollock Mountain
Pollock Mountain
Location in the United States
LocationFlathead County / Glacier County
Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeLewis Range
Topo mapUSGS Logan Pass, MT

Pollock Mountain (9,195 feet (2,803 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] Pollock Mountain is situated along the Continental Divide and is one of the peaks along the Garden Wall and is approximately .6 miles (0.97 km) south of Bishops Cap. The mountain was named by Ross Carter for William C. Pollock, a member of the Indian Commission who along with Walter M. Clements and George Bird Grinnell negotiated with the Blackfeet to consummate the treaty that enabled the Federal Government to purchase the "Ceded Strip" of land, which included all of what is now Glacier National Park to the east of the Continental Divide.[4]

Geology

Like other mountains in Glacier National Park, the peak 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.[5]

South aspect seen from Going-to-the-Sun Road at Lunch Creek

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, the peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Pollock Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "Pollock Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  3. ^ Logan Pass, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  4. ^ Through The Years In Glacier National Park An Administrative History, NPS.gov
  5. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  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.
Pollock Mountain and Garden Wall


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