Blaze Mountain

Blaze Mountain
North aspect, centered in the distance
Highest point
Elevation	10,384 ft (3,165 m)[1][2][3]
Prominence	484 ft (148 m)[2]
Parent peak	Beehive Peak (10,740 ft)[2]
Isolation	1.05 mi (1.69 km)[2]
Coordinates	45°22′07″N 111°24′43″W[3]
Naming
Etymology	Blaze
Geography
Blaze Mountain Location in Montana Show map of Montana Blaze Mountain Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Madison County
Protected area	Lee Metcalf Wilderness[1]
Parent range	Rocky Mountains Madison Range Spanish Peaks[1]
Topo map	USGS Lone Mountain

Blaze Mountain is a 10,384-foot (3,165-metre) summit located in Madison County, Montana, United States.

Description

Blaze Mountain is located in the Spanish Peaks which is a subrange of the Madison Range.^[1] It is situated nine miles (14 km) north-northwest of Big Sky, Montana, and 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Bozeman. The peak is set within the Lee Metcalf Wilderness on land managed by Gallatin National Forest.^[1] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into South Fork Spanish Creek → Spanish Creek → Gallatin River → Missouri River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,000 feet (910 meters) above South Fork Spanish Creek in one mile (1.6 km). The mountain's descriptive toponym was submitted by the US Forest Service and officially adopted in 1930 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.^[3] It is so named because the mountain is marked with a white strip from the snow in a narrow draw on its west face which does not melt during the summer.^[3]

Horse with white blaze

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Blaze Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and short, cool to mild summers.^[4] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

See also

• Geology of the Rocky Mountains
• Mountains of Madison County, Montana
• Mountains portal

Southwest aspect of Blaze Mountain (left), from Spanish Lakes

References

1. "Blaze Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
2. "Blaze Mountain - 10,384' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
3. "Blaze Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
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.

External links

• Blaze Mountain: weather