Scotch Bonnet Mountain is a
summit
A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous.
The term (mountain top) is generally used only for a m ...
in
Park County, Montana
Park County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. At the 2020 census, the population was 17,191. Its county seat is Livingston. A small part of Yellowstone National Park is in the southern part of the county.
History
The Territorial Leg ...
, United States.
Description
Scotch Bonnet Mountain is located north of
Cooke City, Montana, in the
Beartooth Mountains
The Beartooth Mountains are located in south central Montana and northwest Wyoming, U.S. and are part of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, within Custer, Gallatin and Shoshone National Forests. The Beartooths are the location of Granite Pe ...
which are a subrange of the
Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Canada, to New Mexico in ...
.
[ It is set within the New World Mining District and the Custer-Gallatin National Forest.]Clarks Fork Yellowstone River
The Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River (sometimes called the Clark's Fork River) is a tributary of the Yellowstone River, 150 mi (241 km) long in the U.S. states of Montana and Wyoming.
It rises in southern Montana, in the Gallatin N ...
, whereas the north slope drains into Goose Creek which is a tributary of the nearby Stillwater River. Topographic relief
Terrain or relief (also topographical relief) involves the vertical and horizontal dimensions of land surface. The term bathymetry is used to describe underwater relief, while hypsometry studies terrain relative to sea level. The Latin w ...
is significant as the summit rises approximately above Goose Creek in . The mountain's rock composition ranges from diorite
Diorite ( ) is an intrusive igneous rock formed by the slow cooling underground of magma (molten rock) that has a moderate content of silica and a relatively low content of alkali metals. It is intermediate in composition between low-sil ...
to monzodiorite Monzodiorite is an intrusive rock with a composition intermediate between diorite and monzonite. It is defined in the QAPF classification as coarse-grained igneous rock in which quartz makes up 0% to 5% of the QAPF mineral fraction, plagioclase
...
and
is commonly propylitized.[''The Life Cycle of Gold Deposits Near the Northeast Corner of Yellowstone National Park—Geology, Mining History, and Fate'']
Bradley S. Van Gosen, 2007, U.S. Geological Survey, p. 437. The Montana Scotch Bonnet Copper and Gold Mining Company worked this area near Lulu Pass in the early 1900s and the mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
Meridith Depping, kulr8.com, December 30, 2021.
Climate
Based on the
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, nota ...
, Scotch Bonnet Mountain is located in a
subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and mild summers.
Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F.
See also
*
Geology of the Rocky Mountains
The geology of the Rocky Mountains is that of a discontinuous series of mountain ranges with distinct geological origins. Collectively these make up the Rocky Mountains, a mountain system that stretches from Northern British Columbia through cen ...
References
External links
* Weather
Scotch Bonnet Mountain* Scotch Bonnet Mountain (photo)
Flickr
{{Geographic Location 2
, Center = Scotch Bonnet Mountain
, North = Goose Creek
, Northeast =
Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness
Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness was created from existing National Forest lands in 1978 and is located in Montana and Wyoming, United States. The wilderness is partly in Gallatin, Custer and Shoshone National Forests and is composed of . The wi ...
, East =
Sheep Mountain
, Southeast = Fisher Creek
, South =
Henderson Mountain
, Southwest =
Fisher Mountain
, West = Lulu Pass
, Northwest =
Stillwater River
Mountains of Montana
Mountains of Park County, Montana
Three-thousanders of the United States
Gallatin National Forest
Beartooth Mountains
Custer National Forest