Great Northern Mountain is a prominent 8,705-foot-elevation (2,653-meter) mountain summit located in Flathead County in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] It is situated in the Flathead National Forest, in the Flathead Range, west of the Continental Divide. Great Northern Mountain is the highest point in the Great Bear Wilderness, and the nearest higher peak is Mount Saint Nicholas, 10.56 miles to the east-northeast in Glacier National Park.[1] Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises 5,100 feet (1,600 meters) above Hungry Horse Reservoir in four miles, and the east aspect rises the same in five miles above the Middle Fork Flathead Valley. The Great Northern Railway is the namesake of the mountain, and the mountain is the namesake of the Great Northern Brewing Company.[4]
| Great Northern Mountain | |
|---|---|
 West aspect, seen from Hungry Horse Reservoir | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,705 ft (2,653 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 2,505 ft (764 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Saint Nicholas (9,381 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 11.12 mi (17.90 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 48°20′04″N 113°46′19″W / 48.33450702°N 113.77195444°W[3] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Great Northern Railway |
| Geography | |
  Great Northern Mountain Location in Montana  Great Northern Mountain Location in the United States | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Flathead |
| Protected area | Great Bear Wilderness |
| Parent range | Flathead Range Rocky Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Grant |
Climate
editAccording to the Köppen climate classification system, the mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[5] This climate supports the Stanton Glacier on the north slope. Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F. Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north into Stanton Creek, which is a tributary of Middle Fork Flathead River, and west slope drains to Hungry Horse Reservoir.
Gallery
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Great Northern Mountain beyond Emery Bay of Hungry Horse Reservoir -
Northeast aspect featuring Stanton Glacier -
Great Northern Mountain beyond Stanton Lake -
Great Northern Mountain to the left -
Great Northern Mountain centered with Mount Grant to right -
Stanton Glacier on Great Northern Mountain, aerial view, circa 1925 -
Stanton Glacier on Great Northern Mountain, aerial view, circa 1925 -
The ridgeline leading up to the summit of Great Northern Mountain
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Great Northern Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ a b "Great Northern Mountain - 8,705' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ a b "Great Northern Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ Ryan Newhouse, Montana Beer: A Guide to Breweries in Big Sky Country, 2013, Arcadia Publishing Incorporated, ISBN 9781625841070
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
edit- Great Northern Mountain: Weather
