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Cutoff Mountain

Coordinates: 45°01′55″N 110°06′56″W / 45.0319221°N 110.1156054°W / 45.0319221; -110.1156054
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Cutoff Mountain
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation10,695 ft (3,260 m)[1]
Prominence1,735 ft (529 m)[1]
Parent peakAbiathar Peak (10,928 ft)[2]
Isolation5.66 mi (9.11 km)[2]
ListingMountain peaks of Montana
Coordinates45°01′55″N 110°06′56″W / 45.0319221°N 110.1156054°W / 45.0319221; -110.1156054[3]
Geography
Cutoff Mountain is located in Montana
Cutoff Mountain
Cutoff Mountain
Location in Montana
Cutoff Mountain is located in the United States
Cutoff Mountain
Cutoff Mountain
Cutoff Mountain (the United States)
LocationPark County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeAbsaroka Range
Topo mapUSGS Cutoff Mountain
Geology
Rock ageEocene
Rock typebreccia
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 3 scrambling[2]

Cutoff Mountain is a 10,695-foot (3,260-metre) mountain summit located in Park County, Montana.[3]

Description

Cutoff Mountain is located in the Absaroka Range, which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains. It is situated in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, along the Yellowstone National Park boundary, on land managed by Gallatin National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Lamar River, which in turn is a tributary of the Yellowstone River. Topographic relief is significant as the southeast aspect rises 2,800 feet (850 meters) above Pebble Creek in 1.5 mile. This geographical feature was originally named Cutoff Peak in 1929, and the Cutoff Mountain name was officially adopted in 1969 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Cutoff Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and mild summers.[4] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Cutoff Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  2. ^ a b c "Cutoff Mountain - 10,695' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  3. ^ a b c "Cutoff Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  4. ^ 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.