Silvertip Peak (Wyoming)
{{Short description|Mountain in the American state of Wyoming}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Silvertip Peak
| photo = Silvertip Peak, Wyoming.jpg
| photo_caption = Southwest aspect, viewed from Avalanche Peak
| elevation_ft = 10645
| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger|pid=23944|name=Silvertip Peak, Wyoming|access-date=2021-11-14}}
| prominence_ft = 1365
| isolation_mi = 3.24
| isolation_ref = {{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/7781|title=Silvertip Peak - 10,645' WY|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=2021-09-28}}
| parent_peak = Cathedral Peak (10,765 ft)
| location = Park County, Wyoming, U.S.
| range = Absaroka Range
Rocky Mountains
| etymology = Silvertip bear
| map = Wyoming#USA
| label_position = bottom
| map_size = 270
| map_caption = Location in Wyoming
| coordinates = {{coord|44.5238594|N|110.1031570|W|type:mountain_region:US-WY_scale:100000_source:gnis|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis|id=1594356|name=Silvertip Peak|access-date=2021-11-14}}
| topo = USGS Cathedral Peak
| type =
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Silvertip Peak is a {{convert|10,645|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} mountain summit located in Park County, Wyoming, United States.
Description
Silvertip Peak is part of the Absaroka Range, and is within the North Absaroka Wilderness, on land managed by Shoshone National Forest. The peak is situated approximately eight miles east of Yellowstone Lake, and two miles outside the boundary of Yellowstone National Park. Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises {{convert|2,850|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above Jones Creek in one mile. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1930 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Silvertip Peak has an alpine subarctic climate 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 −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Jones Creek and Crow Creek, which are tributaries of the North Fork Shoshone River.
See also
References
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External links
- Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5838432/United%20States/Wyoming/Park/Silvertip%20Peak Silvertip Peak]
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Category:Mountains of Park County, Wyoming