Ross Peak

{{Short description|Mountain in Montana, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Ross Peak

| photo = RossPeakBridgerRange2010.jpg

| photo_caption = East aspect

| elevation_ft = 9008

| elevation_ref ={{cite peakbagger|pid=57664|title= Ross Peak, Montana|access-date=2024-07-25}}

| prominence_ft = 621

| prominence_ref =

| isolation_mi = 1.54

| isolation_ref =

| parent_peak = Sacagawea Peak{{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/25489|title=Ross Peak - 9,004' MT|website=listsofjohn.com|access-date=2024-07-25}}

| etymology = Melvin Ross Sr.

| 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|45.8585349|N|110.9560432|W|type:mountain_region:US-MT_scale:100000_source:gnis|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref ={{cite gnis|id=806235|name=Ross Peak|access-date=2024-07-25}}

| topo = USGS Saddle Peak

| age = Mississippian

| rock = Limestone[https://books.google.com/books?id=cwKsRpQPgUYC&dq=ross+peak+bridger&pg=RA10-PA94 Final Environmental Impact Statement: Gallatin National Forest], U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 1987, p C-94. 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 =

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Ross Peak is a {{convert|9008|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} mountain summit in Gallatin County, Montana, United States.

Description

Ross Peak is the fourth-highest peak in the Bridger Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.Ken and Vicky Soderberg, Best Tent Camping: Montana: Your Car-Camping Guide to Scenic Beauty, the Sounds of Nature, and an Escape from Civilization, Menasha Ridge Press, 2017, {{ISBN|9781634040037}}. The peak is situated {{convert|13|mi|km}} north of Bozeman in the Gallatin National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's east slope drains to Brackett Creek → Shields RiverYellowstone River, whereas the west slope drains to Ross Creek → East Gallatin RiverGallatin River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises {{convert|3000.|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above Ross Creek in {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}}. This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names. The mountain is named for Melvin Ross Sr. who settled in the area in 1864 and placed a flag at the summit which could be seen from many miles away.[https://books.google.com/books?id=lB1PAAAAYAAJ&dq=ross+peak+montana+place+names&pg=PA633 History of Montana. 1739-1885], Michael A. Leeson, Warner, Beers & Company, 1885, p. 633.

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.

See also

Gallery

File:East Face of Ross Peak.jpg|East aspect

File:Ross Peak se.jpg|Southeast aspect

File:BelgradeBridgers.JPG|Ross Peak to left of center, from southwest

File:Funky cloud over the Bridger Range - 2013-07-02.jpg|Ross Peak to left

File:Ross Peak from Sacagawea.jpg|North aspect of Ross Peak (centered) as seen from Sacagawea Peak

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