Parke Peak
{{Short description|Mountain in the state of Montana}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Parke Peak
| photo = Parke Peak.jpg
| photo_caption = Southwest aspect (centered)
| elevation_ft = 9043
| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger|pid=4724|name=Parke Peak, Montana|accessdate=January 16, 2019}}
| prominence_ft = 638
| etymology = John Parke
| location = Flathead County, Montana, U.S.
| map = Montana#USA
| relief = 1
| map_caption = Location in Montana##Location in the United States
| range = Livingston Range
| coordinates = {{coord|48|56|44|N|114|14|21|W|type:mountain_region:US|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis|id=775087|name=Parke Peak|accessdate=January 16, 2019}}
| topo = USGS Kintla Peak, MT
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = {{YDS|3}}
}}
Parke Peak ({{convert|9043|ft|m|0}}) is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.{{Cite map|publisher=TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps)|title=Kintla Peak, MT|url=https://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=48.94545&lon=-114.23972&datum=nad83&zoom=4&cross=on|accessdate=January 16, 2019}} Harris Glacier is immediately northeast of Parke Peak. The mountain is named for John G. Parke (1827–1900), of the International Boundary Survey.[https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/glac/appa.htm Through The Years In Glacier National Park An Administrative History, NPS.gov]
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 | pages = 1633–1644 | issn = 1027-5606}} Temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.
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File:Livingston Range sunset.jpg
Category:Mountains of Flathead County, Montana
Category:Mountains of Glacier National Park (U.S.)
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