Argosy Mountain is an 8,155-foot (2,486-metre) summit located in Flathead County of the U.S. state of Montana.[3]
| Argosy Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view of north aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,155 ft (2,486 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,395 ft (425 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Pentagon Mountain (8,873 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 4.51 mi (7.26 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 48°00′12″N 113°14′23″W / 48.00337137°N 113.2398078°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Argosy Mountain Location in Montana  Argosy Mountain Location in the United States | |
| Location | Flathead County, Montana, U.S. |
| Parent range | Rocky Mountains Flathead Range |
| Topo map | USGS Gable Peaks |
Description
editArgosy Mountain is located in the Flathead Range, a subset of the Rocky Mountains. It is situated in the Great Bear Wilderness, on land managed by Flathead National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north to the Middle Fork Flathead River via Roaring, Argosy, and Dolly Varden creeks. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,350 feet (720 meters) above Argosy Creek in one mile. The nearest higher neighbor is Trilobite Peak, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) to the east-southeast. Access to this remote peak is from the nearby Shafer Ranger Station at the Schafer landing strip which was grandfathered with the wilderness designation.
Climate
editBased on the Köppen climate classification, Argosy 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.
Geology
editArgosy 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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Argosy Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ^ a b "Argosy Mountain - 8,155' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ^ a b "Argosy Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias".
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External links
edit- Weather: Argosy Mountain