Steamboat Mountain is a mountain
summit
A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topography, topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous.
The term (mountain top) is generally used ...
in
Gallatin County, Montana
Gallatin County is located in the U.S. state of Montana. With its county seat in Bozeman, it is the second-most populous county in Montana, with a population of 118,960 in the 2020 Census.
The county's prominent geographical features are the ...
, United States.
Description
Steamboat Mountain is located south of
Bozeman
Bozeman is a city and the county seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States. Located in southwest Montana, the 2020 census put Bozeman's population at 53,293, making it the fourth-largest city in Montana. It is the principal city of th ...
in the
Gallatin National Forest
The Gallatin National Forest (now known as the Custer-Gallatin National Forest) is a United States National Forest located in South-West Montana. Most of the Custer-Gallatin goes along the state's southern border, with some of it a part of North- ...
and the Hyalite Porcupine Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study Area.
[ The peak is part of the Gallatin Range which is 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 ...
.[ Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains west to Rock Creek and east to Tom Miner Creek which are both tributaries of the ]Yellowstone River
The Yellowstone River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately long, in the Western United States. Considered the principal tributary of upper Missouri, via its own tributaries it drains an area with headwaters across the mountains an ...
. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over above Rock Creek in . The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1918 by the United States Board on Geographic Names
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.
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 ...
, Steamboat Mountain 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
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
Steamboat Mountain
{{Geographic Location 2
, Center = Steamboat Mountain
, North = Rock Creek
, Northeast = Rock Creek
, East = Tom Miner Basin
, Southeast = Packsaddle Peak
, South = Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park is an American national park located in the western United States, largely in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the 42nd U.S. Congress with the Yellowston ...
, Southwest = Twin Peaks
, West = Gallatin Petrified Forest Gallatin may refer to the following:
Places
* Gallatin, California, now part of Downey
*Gallatin, Missouri, a city
*Gallatin, New York, a town
*Gallatin, Tennessee, a city
*Gallatin, Texas, a city
*Gallatin County, Illinois
*Gallatin County, Kentuc ...
, Northwest = Rock Creek
Mountains of Montana
Mountains of Gallatin County, Montana
North American 3000 m summits
Gallatin National Forest