El Capitan (Montana)
{{Short description|Mountain in the state of Montana}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = El Capitan
| photo = Little Rock Creek Lake reflecting El Capitan.jpg
| photo_caption = El Capitan reflected in Little Rock Creek Lake
| elevation_ft = 9984
| elevation_ref = {{cite web |title=El Capitan |url=https://bivouac.com//MtnPg.asp?MtnId=10412 |website=Bivouac.com}}
| prominence_ft = 1978
| location = Ravalli County, Montana, U.S.
| map = Montana#USA
| map_caption = Location in Montana
| map_size = 270
| label_position = right
| range = Bitterroot Range
| coordinates = {{coord|46.0074198|N|114.3967588|W|type:mountain_region:US-MT_scale:100000_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| range_coordinates =
| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis |id=783018 |name=Trapper Peak}}
| topo = USGS El Capitan, MT
| type =
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El Capitan is a mountain summit in the Bitterroot Range of Montana. The peak is located in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness on land managed by the Bitterroot National Forest. The summit lies 12 miles west of the town of Darby, Montana, and three miles east of the Idaho–Montana border. The highest point of the Central Bitterroot Range is line parent Trapper Peak, 9.3 miles south-southeast.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, the peak is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and mild summers.{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 | pages = 1633–1644 | issn = 1027-5606}} Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.
{{Weather box
|location = El Capitan (MT) 46.0083 N, 114.3974 W, Elevation: {{cvt|9236|ft}} (1991–2020 normals)
|single line = y
|Jan high F = 24.0
|Feb high F = 23.8
|Mar high F = 28.4
|Apr high F = 34.0
|May high F = 43.3
|Jun high F = 52.1
|Jul high F = 64.0
|Aug high F = 64.0
|Sep high F = 54.6
|Oct high F = 40.7
|Nov high F = 28.3
|Dec high F = 22.7
|Jan mean F = 17.5
|Feb mean F = 16.0
|Mar mean F = 19.3
|Apr mean F = 23.9
|May mean F = 32.6
|Jun mean F = 40.5
|Jul mean F = 51.0
|Aug mean F = 50.9
|Sep mean F = 42.4
|Oct mean F = 31.0
|Nov mean F = 21.7
|Dec mean F = 16.4
|Jan low F = 10.9
|Feb low F = 8.3
|Mar low F = 10.2
|Apr low F = 13.9
|May low F = 21.8
|Jun low F = 29.0
|Jul low F = 37.9
|Aug low F = 37.7
|Sep low F = 30.3
|Oct low F = 21.2
|Nov low F = 15.0
|Dec low F = 10.1
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 9.25
|Feb precipitation inch = 8.91
|Mar precipitation inch = 7.75
|Apr precipitation inch = 6.96
|May precipitation inch = 5.53
|Jun precipitation inch = 5.63
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.22
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.76
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.39
|Oct precipitation inch = 5.91
|Nov precipitation inch = 9.63
|Dec precipitation inch = 9.92
|source=PRISM Climate Group{{cite web
|url= http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/
|title= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
|publisher= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
|access-date= October 16, 2023
|quote= To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.}}
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Gallery
File:SelwayBitterrootWilderness LonesomeBachelorAndElCapitan.jpg|The Lonesome Bachelor (left) and El Capitan (right)
File:North face of El Capitan.jpg|North face of El Capitan
References
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External links
- El Capitan (photo): [https://www.flickr.com/photos/montanaguy/1211264913/in/album-72157601614229407/ Flickr]
Category:Mountains of Ravalli County, Montana
Category:Two-thousanders of the United States
Category:Bitterroot National Forest
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