Loaf Mountain
{{Short description|Mountain in Wyoming, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Loaf Mountain
| photo = Loaf Mountain.jpg
| photo_caption = Northeast aspect
| elevation_ft = 11722
| elevation_ref ={{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/7216|title=Loaf Mountain - 11,722' WY|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=2024-07-03}}{{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/loaf-mountain-united-states.html|title=Loaf Mountain, Peakvisor.com|access-date=2024-07-03}}
| prominence_ft = 991
| isolation_mi = 3.38
| parent_peak = Bighorn Peak (12,324 ft)
| country = United States
| state = Wyoming
| region = Johnson
| region_type = County
| part_type = Protected area | part = Cloud Peak Wilderness
| range = Bighorn Mountains{{cite peakbagger|pid=72702|name=Loaf Mountain, Wyoming|access-date=2024-07-03}}
Rocky Mountains
| map = Wyoming#USA
| label_position = right
| map_size = 270
| map_caption = Location in Wyoming
| coordinates = {{coord|44.2130003|N|107.0707304|W|type:mountain_region:US-WY_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref ={{cite gnis|id=1601070|name=Loaf Mountain|access-date=2024-07-03}}
| topo = USGS Powder River Pass
| age = Precambrian
| orogeny = Laramide orogeny
| rock = graniticBighorn National Forest, Revised Land and Resource Management Plan: Environmental Impact Statement, United States Forest Service, 2004, p. C-135.
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = {{YDS|2}} hiking
}}
Loaf Mountain is a {{convert|11722|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} summit in Johnson County, Wyoming, United States.
Description
Loaf Mountain is located {{convert|20.|mi|km}} southwest of Buffalo, Wyoming, in the Bighorn Mountains. It is situated on the boundary that the Cloud Peak Wilderness shares with Bighorn National Forest. The nearest higher neighbor is Bighorn Peak, {{convert|3.38|mi|km}} to the northwest. Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises over {{convert|1600.|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above Paradise Lake in 0.75 mile (1.2 km). Precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains to the Nowood River via Tensleep Creek, whereas the east slope drains to Powder River via Clear Creek. The Loaf Mountain Overlook Observation Site (44° 14.965' N, 106° 56.484' W) along the Cloud Peak Skyway (U.S. Route 16) provides a place to stop and view this mountain.[https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/bighorn/recreation/recarea/?recid=30498&actid=105 Loaf Mountain Overlook Observation Site], US Forest Service, Retrieved 2024-07-02. This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Loaf Mountain 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 | issn = 1027-5606}} Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer.
See also
References
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External links
- Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5830865/United%20States/Wyoming/Johnson%20County/Loaf%20Mountain Loaf Mountain]
- Loaf Mountain (photo): [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kevin-palmer/35373292914/in/dateposted/ Flickr]
{{Geographic Location 2
| Center = Loaf Mountain
| North = Cloud Peak Wilderness
| Northeast = Loaf Mountain Overlook
| East = Cloud Peak Skyway
| Southeast = Sheep Mountain
| South = Powder River Pass
| Southwest = Baby Wagon Creek
| West = East Tensleep Creek
| Northwest = Bighorn Peak
}}
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Category:Mountains of Johnson County, Wyoming