Mount Wood (12,660 feet (3,859 m)) is the highest summit in the Granite Range, a subrange of the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana.[1][3] It is located within the Custer National Forest.
| Mount Wood | |
|---|---|
  Mount Wood Location in Montana  Mount Wood Location in the United States | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,660 ft (3,860 m) |
| Prominence | 2,860 ft (870 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 45°16′31″N 109°48′48″W / 45.27528°N 109.81333°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Stillwater County, Montana, U.S. |
| Parent range | Beartooth Range[2] |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Wood MT |
Climate
edit| Climate data for Mount Wood (MT) 45.2746 N, 109.8095 W, Elevation: 12,103 ft (3,689 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 18.1 (−7.7) |
17.1 (−8.3) |
21.8 (−5.7) |
26.8 (−2.9) |
36.4 (2.4) |
46.9 (8.3) |
57.6 (14.2) |
57.0 (13.9) |
48.0 (8.9) |
35.1 (1.7) |
23.2 (−4.9) |
17.3 (−8.2) |
33.8 (1.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 8.8 (−12.9) |
7.0 (−13.9) |
11.2 (−11.6) |
15.6 (−9.1) |
24.4 (−4.2) |
34.0 (1.1) |
43.2 (6.2) |
42.6 (5.9) |
34.5 (1.4) |
23.4 (−4.8) |
14.0 (−10.0) |
8.3 (−13.2) |
22.3 (−5.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | −0.5 (−18.1) |
−3.1 (−19.5) |
0.5 (−17.5) |
4.3 (−15.4) |
12.5 (−10.8) |
21.0 (−6.1) |
28.7 (−1.8) |
28.3 (−2.1) |
21.0 (−6.1) |
11.7 (−11.3) |
4.9 (−15.1) |
−0.6 (−18.1) |
10.7 (−11.8) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.35 (110) |
4.36 (111) |
4.52 (115) |
4.24 (108) |
5.61 (142) |
3.73 (95) |
4.01 (102) |
3.06 (78) |
3.59 (91) |
4.15 (105) |
4.63 (118) |
5.10 (130) |
51.35 (1,305) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[4] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Mount Wood, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ "Mount Wood : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost".
- ^ "Mount Wood, Montana" (Map). TopoQuest (USGS Quads). Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.
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