| Snowshoe Peak | |
|---|---|
Snowshoe Peak from Leigh Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,738 ft (2,663 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 5,418 ft (1,651 m)[1] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 48°13′23″N115°41′22″W / 48.22306°N 115.68944°W /48.22306; -115.68944 |
| Geography | |
| Location | Cabinet Mountains Wilderness,Lincoln /Sanders counties,Montana, U.S. |
| Parent range | Cabinet Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Snowshoe Peak |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | West approach (Class 3), though the standard route (northeast ridge) is shorter[2][3] |
Snowshoe Peak is a mountain in theU.S. state ofMontana. At 8,738 ft (2,663 m), it is the highest peak in theCabinet Mountains of Northwestern Montana andIdaho.
| Climate data for Snowshoe Peak 48.2343 N, 115.6985 W, Elevation: 8,051 ft (2,454 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 23.4 (−4.8) | 23.8 (−4.6) | 27.4 (−2.6) | 34.2 (1.2) | 43.5 (6.4) | 50.8 (10.4) | 61.7 (16.5) | 62.3 (16.8) | 53.9 (12.2) | 40.3 (4.6) | 27.6 (−2.4) | 22.2 (−5.4) | 39.3 (4.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 18.0 (−7.8) | 17.3 (−8.2) | 20.0 (−6.7) | 25.6 (−3.6) | 34.3 (1.3) | 41.0 (5.0) | 50.5 (10.3) | 50.6 (10.3) | 42.9 (6.1) | 31.9 (−0.1) | 22.3 (−5.4) | 17.1 (−8.3) | 31.0 (−0.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 12.7 (−10.7) | 10.9 (−11.7) | 12.6 (−10.8) | 16.9 (−8.4) | 25.1 (−3.8) | 31.2 (−0.4) | 39.3 (4.1) | 39.0 (3.9) | 32.0 (0.0) | 23.6 (−4.7) | 17.0 (−8.3) | 11.9 (−11.2) | 22.7 (−5.2) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 11.95 (304) | 9.75 (248) | 10.23 (260) | 7.10 (180) | 6.70 (170) | 6.56 (167) | 1.79 (45) | 1.69 (43) | 4.48 (114) | 8.59 (218) | 12.42 (315) | 11.32 (288) | 92.58 (2,352) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[4] | |||||||||||||
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clickingCoordinates (underLocation); copyLatitude andLongitude figures from top of table; clickZoom to location; clickPrecipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click30-year normals, 1991-2020; click800m; clickRetrieve Time Series button.
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