Mount Vaught
| Mount Vaught | |
|---|---|
 Mount Vaught centered, Stanton Mountain to left | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,854 ft (2,699 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,170 ft (360 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 48°40′51″N 113°52′26″W / 48.68083°N 113.87389°W[2] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Lawrence O. Vaught |
| Geography | |
  Mount Vaught Location in Montana  Mount Vaught Location in the United States | |
| Location | Flathead County, Montana, U.S. |
| Parent range | Livingston Range |
| Topo map(s) | USGS Mount Cannon, MT |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scramble |
Mount Vaught (8,854 feet (2,699 m)) is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] Mount Vaught is just over 2 miles (3.2 km) SSW of Heavens Peak. The mountain is named for Lawrence O. Vaught, a lawyer from Jacksonville, Illinois, who spent many of his summers in Glacier Park and corresponded with George Bird Grinnell, who named many of the features in the park.[4]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, the peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Mount Vaught, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ "Mount Vaught". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ Mount Cannon, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ Through The Years In Glacier National Park An Administrative History, NPS.gov
- ^ 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.
External links
- National Park Service web site: Glacier National Park
- Mount Vaught weather: Mountain Forecast