Hurricane Mesa is an 11,069-foot-elevation (3,374-meter) mountain summit in Park County, Wyoming, United States.
| 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 / 44.8522517°N 109.8083043°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  Hurricane Mesa Hurricane Mesa (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] |
Description
editThis 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
editAccording 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Hurricane Mesa, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ a b c "Hurricane Mesa - 11,069' WY". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ a b "Hurricane Mesa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ a b Volcanic Features of the Hurricane Mesa Area, Park County, Wyoming, Richard D. Krushensky, Abstracts for 1961, Geological Society of America, 1962, p. 214.
- ^ Journal of Geology, Volume 33, University of Chicago Press, 1925, page 580.
- ^ 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
edit- Weather forecast: Hurricane Mesa
- National Geodetic Survey Data Sheet
