Bear Mountain () is located in the northern
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 involving the overlying of ...
,
Glacier National Park in the
U.S. state
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of
Montana
Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...
.
, followed by
Glenns Lake to the southwest of the mountain.
Mokowanis Lake is also visible from the peak. The mountain has tremendous views of the east face of
Mount Cleveland Mount Cleveland may refer to the following places:
Australia
* Mount Cleveland, on Cape Cleveland, Queensland
USA
* Mount Cleveland (Alaska), or Cleveland Volcano, on Chuginadak Island, Alaska
* Mount Cleveland, Skagway, Alaska, near Mount Carmac ...
, the north face of
Mount Merritt, and the east face of
Chief Mountain
Chief Mountain ('' Blackfoot: Ninaistako'') () is located in the U.S. state of Montana on the eastern border of Glacier National Park and the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. The mountain is one of the most prominent peaks and rock formations alo ...
.
Climate
Bear Mountain is located in an alpine
subarctic climate
The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a continental 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 ...
zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and short, cool to mild summers.
Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.
Geology
Like the other mountains in Glacier National Park, Bear Mountain is composed of
sedimentary rock
Sedimentary rocks are types of rock (geology), rock formed by the cementation (geology), cementation of sediments—i.e. particles made of minerals (geological detritus) or organic matter (biological detritus)—that have been accumulated or de ...
laid down during the
Precambrian
The Precambrian ( ; or pre-Cambrian, sometimes abbreviated pC, 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 t ...
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 143.1 Mya. ...
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 o ...
fault pushed an enormous slab of
precambrian
The Precambrian ( ; or pre-Cambrian, sometimes abbreviated pC, 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 t ...
rocks thick, wide and long over younger rock of the
cretaceous
The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 143.1 to 66 mya (unit), million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era (geology), Era, as well as the longest. At around 77.1 million years, it is the ...
period.
Gallery
File:Bear Mountain, Glacier Park.jpg, East aspect, with top of parent Kaina Mountain
Kaina Mountain () is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Kaina Mountain is in the northeastern section of Glacier National Park and north of Kaina Lake.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classific ...
behind left
File:Elysium (10065411843).jpg, East aspect of Bear Mountain (right)
File:Bear Mountain, Mokowanis River.jpg, Bear Mountain, south aspect
See also
*
Mountains and mountain ranges of Glacier National Park (U.S.)
Mountains in Glacier National Park (U.S.) are part of the Rocky Mountains. There are at least 150 named mountain peaks over in Glacier in three mountain ranges--the Clark Range (Rocky Mountains), Clark Range, Lewis Range, Livingston Range. Mo ...
References
Mountains of Glacier County, Montana
Mountains of Glacier National Park (U.S.)
Lewis Range
Mountains of Montana
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