Heavenly Twins is a
double summit
A double summit, double peak, twin summit, or twin peak refers to a mountain or hill that has two summits, separated by a col or saddle.
One well-known double summit is Austria’s highest mountain, the Großglockner, where the main summit of t ...
mountain located in
Ravalli County, Montana.
Description
Heavenly Twins is located in the
Bitterroot Range, which is a subset of the
Rocky Mountains. It is situated 11 miles west of
Stevensville in the
Selway–Bitterroot Wilderness
The Selway–Bitterroot Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in the states of Idaho and Montana, in the northwestern United States. At 1.3 million acres (5,300 km²), it is one of the largest designated wilderness areas in the United S ...
, on land managed by
Bitterroot National Forest.
[ The summit lies 2.5 miles east of the ]Continental Divide
A continental divide is a drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea, and the basin on the other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea, or else is endorheic, not ...
and the Idaho–Montana border. The true summit is the south peak which is one-third mile from the 9,243-ft north peak, and the nearest higher neighbor is line parent A peak's line parent is the closest higher peak on the highest ridge leading away from the peak's "key col". A col is the lowest point on the ridge between two summits and is roughly synonymous with pass, gap, saddle and notch. The highest col of ...
Saint Mary Peak
Saint Mary Peak is a mountain summit located in Ravalli County, Montana.
Description
Saint Mary Peak is located in the Bitterroot Range, which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains. It is situated eight miles west of Stevensville in the Selw ...
three miles to the east.[ Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the ]Bitterroot River
The Bitterroot River is a northward flowing river running through the Bitterroot Valley, from the confluence of its West and East forks near Conner in southern Ravalli County to its confluence with the Clark Fork River near Missoula in Missoul ...
. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above Big Creek in two miles. This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names
The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) is a federal body operating under the United States Secretary of the Interior. The purpose of the board is to establish and maintain uniform usage of geographic names throughout the federal governm ...
.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Heavenly Twins is located in a subarctic climate
The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...
zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and mild summers.
See also
* Geology of the Rocky Mountains
References
External links
* Weather forecast
Heavenly Twins
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