Longfellow Peak

Longfellow Peak
Highest point
Elevation	8,904 ft (2,714 m)[1]
Prominence	2,744 ft (836 m)[1]
Coordinates	48°44′44″N 113°56′21″W[2]
Naming
Etymology	Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Geography
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Location	Flathead County, Montana, U.S.
Parent range	Livingston Range
Topo map(s)	USGS Camas Ridge East, MT

Longfellow Peak (8,904 feet (2,714 m)) is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Longfellow Peak is immediately north of Paul Bunyans Cabin, a rock formation that resembles a log cabin from a distance.[3] Lake Evangeline is northeast of the peak and Ruger Lake is to the east. The mountain was named by R. H. Sargent, topographer for the US Geological Survey in the early mapping of Glacier Park, to honor the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, (1807–1882).[4]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Longfellow Peak is located in a subarctic climate characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and short, cool to mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

See also

• List of mountains and mountain ranges of Glacier National Park (U.S.)

Gallery

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  South aspect in 1913
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  Longfellow Peak aerial of southeast aspect, circa 1925
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  Heavens Peak (left) and Longfellow Peak (right) seen from the northeast.

References

1. "Longfellow Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
2. "Longfellow Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
3. Longfellow Peak, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Archived from the original on January 8, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
4. "Through The Years In Glacier National Park An Administrative History, NPS.gov". Archived from the original on November 12, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
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: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.