Ojibway Peak

Ojibway Peak
Northwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation7,303 ft (2,226 m)[1]
Prominence363 ft (111 m)[2]
Parent peakTwin Peaks (7,563 ft)[2]
Isolation0.87 mi (1.40 km)[2]
Coordinates48°03′43″N 115°36′56″W / 48.0619898°N 115.6156321°W / 48.0619898; -115.6156321[3]
Naming
EtymologyOjibway
Geography
Ojibway Peak is located in Montana
Ojibway Peak
Ojibway Peak
Location in Montana
Ojibway Peak is located in the United States
Ojibway Peak
Ojibway Peak
Location in the United States
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyLincoln / Sanders
Protected areaCabinet Mountains Wilderness
Parent rangeCabinet Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Howard Lake

Ojibway Peak is a 7,303-foot-elevation (2,226-meter) mountain summit located on the border shared by Lincoln and Sanders counties in Montana.

Description

Ojibway Peak is located 22 miles (35 km) south of Libby, Montana, in the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, on land managed by Kaniksu National Forest and Kootenai National Forest.[2] It is set west of the Continental Divide in the Cabinet Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.[1] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's east slope drains into Libby Creek which is a tributary of the Kootenai River, whereas the west slope drains into Rock Creek which is a tributary of the Clark Fork River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 3,300 feet (1,000 m) above Rock Creek in one mile (1.6 km) and 2,345 feet (715 m) above Rock Lake in 0.6 mile (1 km). The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1923 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names and the name is a Native American word.[3][4]

Cabinet Mountains. Ojibway Peak to left

Climate

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Ojibway Peak Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ojibway Peak - 7,303' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Ojibway Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  4. ^ Decisions of the United States Geographic Board, U.S. Government Printing Office, (1923), p. 21.
  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 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.