Heavens Peak
{{short description|Mountain in Montana, United States}}
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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Heavens Peak
| photo = Heavens Peak.jpg
| photo_caption = Heavens Peak
| elevation_ft = 8991
| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger|pid=4743|title=Heavens Peak, Montana|accessdate=2010-08-08}}
| prominence_ft = 3067
| location = Flathead County, Montana, U.S.
| range = Livingston Range
| map = Montana#USA
| relief = 1
| map_caption = Location in Montana##Location in the United States
| coordinates = {{coord|48|42|32|N|113|51|22|W|type:mountain_region:US-MT_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis|id=772300|name=Heavens Peak|accessdate=2010-08-08}}
| topo = USGS Mount Cannon, MT
| first_ascent = 1924 (Norman Clyde)
| easiest_route =
}}
Heavens Peak ({{convert|8991|ft|m|0}}) is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Heavens Peak is a little more than {{convert|1|mi|km}} north of McPartland Mountain.{{cite web|url=http://www.topoquest.com/place-detail.php?id=772300|title=Heavens Peak, Montana|publisher=TopoQuest (USGS Quad)|format=Map|access-date=2010-08-08}} The mountain's descriptive name first appeared on a map prepared by Lt. George P. Ahern, from 1888 to 1890 reconnaissance maps prepared by him.[https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/glac/appa.htm Through The Years In Glacier National Park An Administrative History, NPS.gov] This geographical feature's name was officially adopted in 1929 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
Geology
Like other mountains in Glacier National Park, the peak 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 {{convert|3|mi|km|1|abbr=on}} thick, {{convert|50|mi|km}} wide and {{convert|160|mi|km}} long over younger rock of the cretaceous period.{{cite journal|title=Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias |author=Gadd, Ben |year=2008}}
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, the peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm 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 |issue=5 | pages = 1633–1644 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 |bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P |s2cid=9654551 | issn = 1027-5606| doi-access = free }} Temperatures can drop below {{Convert|-10|F}} with wind chill factors below {{Convert|-30|F}}.
See also
References
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External links
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- Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5656805/United%20States/Montana/Flathead/Heavens%20Peak Heavens Peak]
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Category:Mountains of Flathead County, Montana
Category:Going-to-the-Sun Road
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