Clements Mountain

Clements Mountain
Clements Mountain
Highest point
Elevation	8,765 ft (2,672 m)[1]  NAVD 88
Prominence	920 ft (280 m)[1]
Listing	Mountains of Glacier National Park
Coordinates	48°41′35″N 113°44′25″W[2]
Geography
Clements Mountain Location in Montana Show map of Montana Clements Mountain Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Location	Glacier County, Montana, Flathead County, Montana, U.S.
Parent range	Lewis Range
Topo map(s)	USGS Logan Pass, MT
Climbing
First ascent	August 13, 1923 (Norman Clyde)[1]

Clements Mountain (8,765 feet (2,672 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.^[3] Clements Mountain rises to the west of Logan Pass and above the Hidden Lake Trail which leads to Hidden Lake just west of the continental divide. The peak was named after Walter M. Clements who had worked to set up a treaty between the Blackfeet and the U.S. Government for the purchase of tribal lands east of the continental divide which later became part of the park.^[4]

Geology

Like other mountains in Glacier National Park, Clements Mountain 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]

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.

Clements Mountain with Going-to-the-Sun Road at right winding up to Logan Pass Visitor Center

See also

• Geology of the Rocky Mountains

References

1. "Clements Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
2. "Clements Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
3. Logan Pass, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved June 7, 2018.
4. "Clements Mountain". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
5. Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
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: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.

External links

• Clements Mountain: Weather