Sinopah Mountain () is located in the
Lewis Range
The Lewis Range is a mountain range located in the Rocky Mountains of northern Montana, United States and extreme southern Alberta, Canada. It was formed as a result of the Lewis Overthrust, a geologic thrust fault resulted in the overlying of y ...
,
Glacier National Park in the
U.S. state of
Montana
Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...
.
Sinopah Mountain rises prominently to the west of
Two Medicine Lake
Two Medicine Lake is located in Glacier National Park (U.S.), Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. It is approximately long and wide. Sinopah Mountain dominates the western terminus of the lake, while immediately to the north, Ri ...
.
Sinopah means, ""kit fox" in
Blackfeet, (who) was the Indian wife of
Hugh Monroe
Hugh Monroe (1798-1892) was a Canadian trapper, guide, and interpreter. He worked for Hudson's Bay Company, American Fur Company, and independently throughout his life. He traveled with the Piikani Nation and was known as "Rising Wolf," with Rising ...
(Rising Wolf) and daughter of
Lone Walker, a powerful Blackfeet chief."
Geology
Like other mountains in Glacier National Park, the peak is composed of
sedimentary rock
Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at Earth's surface, followed by cementation. Sedimentation is the collective name for processes that cause these particles ...
laid down during the
Precambrian
The Precambrian (or Pre-Cambrian, sometimes abbreviated pꞒ, or Cryptozoic) is the earliest part of Earth's history, set before the current Phanerozoic Eon. The Precambrian is so named because it preceded the Cambrian, the first period of the ...
to
Jurassic
The Jurassic ( ) is a Geological period, geologic period and System (stratigraphy), stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, approximately Mya. The J ...
periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the
Lewis Overthrust The Lewis Overthrust is a geologic thrust fault structure of the Rocky Mountains found within the bordering national parks of Glacier in Montana, United States and Waterton Lakes in Alberta, Canada. The structure was created due to the collision of ...
fault pushed an enormous slab of
precambrian
The Precambrian (or Pre-Cambrian, sometimes abbreviated pꞒ, or Cryptozoic) is the earliest part of Earth's history, set before the current Phanerozoic Eon. The Precambrian is so named because it preceded the Cambrian, the first period of the ...
rocks thick, wide and long over younger rock of the
cretaceous
The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 145 to 66 million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era, as well as the longest. At around 79 million years, it is the longest geological period of th ...
period.
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, notabl ...
, the peak is located in an alpine
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 with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.
Temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.
Gallery
File:Sinopah Mountain, Glacier National Park.jpg, Sinopah and Two Medicine Lake
File:Two Medicine Lake, Sinopah Mtn.jpg, Sinopah reflected in Two Medicine Lake
File:Sinopah sunrise portrait.jpg, At sunrise
File:Two Medicine Lake Morning.jpg
File:Sinopah and Two Medicine Lake.jpg, Sinopah and Two Medicine Lake
File:Sinopah.jpg, Sinopah
See also
*
Mountains and mountain ranges of Glacier National Park (U.S.)
References
External links
* Weather forecast
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