Ibex Peak
Southeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation7,676 ft (2,340 m)[1]
Prominence576 ft (176 m)[2]
Parent peakSnowshoe Peak (8,738 ft)[2][3]
Isolation2.68 mi (4.31 km)[2]
Coordinates48°11′50″N 115°45′05″W / 48.1972590°N 115.7514748°W / 48.1972590; -115.7514748[4]
Naming
EtymologyIbex
Geography
Ibex Peak is located in Montana
Ibex Peak
Ibex Peak
Location in Montana
Ibex Peak is located in the United States
Ibex Peak
Ibex Peak
Location in the United States
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountySanders
Protected areaCabinet Mountains Wilderness
Parent rangeCabinet Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Ibex Peak

Ibex Peak is a 7,676-foot-elevation (2,340-meter) mountain summit in Sanders County, Montana.

Description

Ibex Peak is located 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Libby, Montana, in the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, on land managed by Kaniksu National Forest.[2] It is set west of the Continental Divide in the Cabinet Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.[1] Ibex Peak ranks as the eighth-highest summit in the Cabinet Mountains,[1] and the ninth-highest in Sanders County.[2] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Bull River, which in turn is a tributary of the Clark Fork River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 4,600 feet (1,400 m) above Middle Fork Bull River in 1.25 mile (2 km). The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[4]

West aspect of Ibex Peak (upper right) viewed from Bull River Valley. (A Peak and Snowshoe Peak centered in the distance)

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Ibex Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and cool to mild summers.[5] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ibex Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ibex Peak - 7,676' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  3. ↑ "Ibex Peak, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  4. 1 2 "Ibex Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  5. ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.
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