Hurricane Mesa (Wyoming)

Hurricane Mesa
Hurricane Mesa centered on skyline
Highest point
Elevation	11,069 ft (3,374 m)[1][2]
Prominence	819 ft (250 m)[1]
Parent peak	Peak 11255[2]
Isolation	2.65 mi (4.26 km)[2]
Coordinates	44°51′08″N 109°48′30″W[3]
Dimensions
Length	5 mi (8.0 km) East-West
Width	3 mi (4.8 km) North-South
Geography
Hurricane Mesa Location in Wyoming Show map of Wyoming Hurricane Mesa Hurricane Mesa (the United States) Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	Wyoming
County	Park
Protected area	North Absaroka Wilderness
Parent range	Absaroka Range Rocky Mountains
Topo map	USGS Hurricane Mesa
Geology
Rock age	Eocene[4]
Rock type	Extrusive rock[4]

Hurricane Mesa is an 11,069-foot-elevation (3,374-meter) mountain summit in Park County, Wyoming, United States.

Description

This remote mountain is located approximately six miles (9.7 km) east of Yellowstone National Park in the North Absaroka Wilderness, on land managed by Shoshone National Forest. It is part of the Absaroka Range which is a subrange of Rocky Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of Crandall Creek which is part of the Yellowstone River drainage basin. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises nearly 3,700 feet (1,128 meters) above North Fork Crandall Creek in 1.25 miles (2.01 km). The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names,^[3] and has appeared in publications since at least 1925.^[5]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Hurricane Mesa is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to mild summers.^[6] Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F.

See also

• List of mountain peaks of Wyoming
• Geology of the Rocky Mountains

References

1. "Hurricane Mesa, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
2. "Hurricane Mesa - 11,069' WY". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
3. "Hurricane Mesa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
4. Volcanic Features of the Hurricane Mesa Area, Park County, Wyoming, Richard D. Krushensky, Abstracts for 1961, Geological Society of America, 1962, p. 214.
5. Journal of Geology, Volume 33, University of Chicago Press, 1925, page 580.
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. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.

External links

• Weather forecast: Hurricane Mesa
• National Geodetic Survey Data Sheet