Pomp Peak

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Pomp Peak

| photo = Pomp Peak.jpg

| photo_caption = East aspect, centered

| elevation_ft = 9576

| elevation_ref ={{cite peakbagger|pid=68664|title=Pomp Peak, Montana|access-date=2024-07-25}}

| prominence_ft = 601

| prominence_ref =

| isolation_mi = 0.66

| isolation_ref ={{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/25212|title=Pomp Peak - 9,562' MT|website=listsofjohn.com|access-date=2024-07-25}}

| parent_peak =

| etymology = Jean Baptiste "Pomp" Charbonneau

| part_type = Protected area | part = Gallatin National Forest

| country = United States

| state = Montana

| region = Gallatin

| region_type = County

| map = Montana#USA

| map_caption = Location in Montana##Location in the United States

| range = Bridger Range
Rocky Mountains

| coordinates = {{coord|45.9051576|N|110.9767402|W|type:mountain_region:US-MT_scale:100000_source:gnis|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref ={{cite gnis|id=2439612|name=Pomp Peak|access-date=2024-07-25}}

| topo = USGS Sacagawea Peak

| age = Mississippian

| rock = Limestone of Madison Group[https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/geology/publications/bul/611/sec16.htm Geological Survey Bulletin 611], USGS, Retrieved 2024-07-25.

| first_ascent =

| easiest_route = {{YDS|2}}

}}

Pomp Peak is a {{convert|9576|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} mountain summit in Gallatin County, Montana, United States.

Description

Pomp Peak is the third-highest peak in the Bridger Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. The peak is situated {{convert|16|mi|km}} north of Bozeman in the Gallatin National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's east slope drains to Fairy Creek → Flathead Creek → Shields River → Yellowstone River, whereas the west slope drains to Reese Creek → Smith Creek → East Gallatin River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises {{convert|2000.|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above Fairy Lake in {{convert|0.85|mi|km}}. This mountain's toponym was officially adopted on June 12, 2008, by the United States Board on Geographic Names to honor Jean Baptiste "Pomp" Charbonneau (1805–1866), the son of Sacagawea, the Shoshone Indian scout on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Pomp Peak is located less than one mile immediately northwest of Sacagawea Peak. Pompeys Pillar National Monument is also named for Pomp.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, the 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}} Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F. Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter and as thunderstorms in summer.