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Saddle Mountain is a 10,670-foot-elevation (3,252 meter) mountain summit located in Yellowstone National Park, in Park County, Wyoming, United States.[3]
| Saddle Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Northeast aspect in winter | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 10,670 ft (3,250 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,870 ft (570 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Castor Peak (10,866 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 3.99 mi (6.42 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 44°42′37″N 109°59′03″W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Saddle Mountain Location in Wyoming  Saddle Mountain Saddle Mountain (the United States) | |
| Location | Yellowstone National Park Park County, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Parent range | Absaroka Range Rocky Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Pollux Peak |
Description
The peak is situated in the northeast quadrant of Yellowstone National Park and is the 20th-highest peak within the park.[4] It is part of the Absaroka Range, which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains. Neighbors include Little Saddle Mountain 1.5 mile to the southwest, Castor Peak 3.98 miles to the south-southeast, and Pollux Peak 4.07 miles to the southeast on the opposite side of the Lamar River Valley.[1] Topographic relief is significant as the southeast aspect rises 2,900 feet (884 meters) above Lamar River in approximately two miles. The mountain's name, which was officially adopted in 1930 by the United States Board on Geographic Names,[5] was in use before 1899 when Henry Gannett published it in A Dictionary of Altitudes in the United States.[6]
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Saddle Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[7] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Lamar River.
See also
References
- "Saddle Mountain, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- "Saddle Mountain - 10,670' WY". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- "Saddle Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- Saddle Mountain, Peakvisor.com
- Decisions of the United States Geographic Board, Place Names, Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. May 7, 1930. page 20.
- Henry Gannett, A Dictionary of Altitudes in the United States, 1899, US Government Printing Office, page 773.
- Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
- Weather forecast: Saddle Mountain
- Saddle Mountain: NGS Data Sheet
На других языках
[de] Saddle Mountain (Wyoming)
Der Saddle Mountain ist ein Berg im östlichen Teil des Yellowstone-Nationalparks im US-Bundesstaates Wyoming. Sein Gipfel hat eine Höhe von 3252 m (nach anderen Angaben 3168 m).[1] Er befindet sich nordöstlich von Castor- und Pollux Peak und ist Teil der Absaroka-Bergkette in den Rocky Mountains.[2]- [en] Saddle Mountain (Wyoming)
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