Saint Mary Peak is a 9,351-foot elevation (2,850 m) mountain summit located in Ravalli County, Montana.

Saint Mary Peak
Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation	9,351 ft (2,850 m)[1]
Prominence	1,991 ft (607 m)[1]
Parent peak	Saint Joseph Peak (9,587 ft)[2]
Isolation	6.23 mi (10.03 km)[2]
Coordinates	46°30′43″N 114°14′37″W[3]
Geography
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Location	Ravalli County, Montana, U.S.
Parent range	Rocky Mountains Bitterroot Range
Topo map	USGS Saint Mary Peak
Climbing
Easiest route	class 1 hiking trail

Description

Saint Mary Peak is located in the Bitterroot Range, which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains. It is situated eight miles west of Stevensville in the Selway–Bitterroot Wilderness, on land managed by Bitterroot National Forest.[4] The summit lies five miles east of the Continental Divide and the Idaho–Montana border. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Bitterroot River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 5,000 feet (1,524 meters) above Big Creek in three miles. A popular 3.5-mile hiking trail leads to a fire lookout tower at the summit.[5] The lookout was originally built in 1931 and reconstructed in 1953, and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Saint Mary Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and mild summers.[6] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

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See also

• Geology of the Rocky Mountains
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Ravalli County, Montana

References

External links

• Weather forecast: Saint Mary Peak
• Saint Mary Peak Trail: Hikingproject.com