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Red Mountain (9,382 feet (2,860 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Red Mountain is 2.75 miles (4.43 km) north of Rising Wolf Mountain.[3]

Red Mountain
Southwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation	9,382 ft (2,860 m)[1]
Prominence	1,937 ft (590 m)[1]
Parent peak	Rising Wolf Mountain[1]
Listing	Mountains in Glacier County, Montana
Coordinates	48°32′08″N 113°25′27″W[2]
Geography
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Location	Glacier County, Montana, U.S.
Parent range	Lewis Range
Topo map	USGS Cut Bank Pass, MT

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, it is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

Geology

Like other mountains in Glacier National Park, it is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slab of precambrian rocks 3 mi (4.8 km) thick, 50 miles (80 km) wide and 160 miles (260 km) long over younger rock of the cretaceous period.[5]

See also

• List of mountains and mountain ranges of Glacier National Park (U.S.)

References

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