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Mountain in Montana, United States
Fisher Mountain
Southeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation10,246 ft (3,123 m)
Prominence429 ft (131 m)
Parent peakScotch Bonnet Mountain
Isolation0.66 mi (1.06 km)
Coordinates45°03′58″N 109°57′33″W / 45.0659739°N 109.9590382°W / 45.0659739; -109.9590382
Geography
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CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyPark
Parent rangeBeartooth Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Cooke City
Geology
Rock typeLimestone, Igneous rock, Breccia

Fisher Mountain is a 10,246-foot (3,123-metre) summit in Park County, Montana, United States.

Description

Fisher Mountain is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of Cooke City, Montana, in the Beartooth Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. It is set within the New World Mining District and the Custer-Gallatin National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's east slope drains into headwaters of Fisher Creek which is a tributary of the Clarks Fork Yellowstone River, whereas the west slope drains into headwaters of the Stillwater River. Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises 1,750 feet (533 meters) above the Stillwater River in two miles (3.2 km). The mountain is composed of Cambrian limestone and a multiphase network of Eocene felsic porphyritic intrusions and breccia bodies. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Fisher Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and mild summers. Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Fisher Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  2. ^ "Fisher Mountain - 10,260' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  3. ^ "Fisher Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  4. The Life Cycle of Gold Deposits Near the Northeast Corner of Yellowstone National Park—Geology, Mining History, and Fate, Bradley S. Van Gosen, 2007, U.S. Geological Survey, p. 437.
  5. 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.

Gallery

  • South aspect of Fisher Mountain. In the center is the former site of the historic McLaren open-pit gold mine, last worked in 1953 South aspect of Fisher Mountain. In the center is the former site of the historic McLaren open-pit gold mine, last worked in 1953
  • South aspect of Fisher Mountain South aspect of Fisher Mountain

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Places adjacent to Fisher Mountain
Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness Lulu Pass Scotch Bonnet Mountain
Stillwater River Fisher Mountain Fisher Creek
Miller Mountain Crown Butte Henderson Mountain
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