Clements Mountain

Clements Mountain (8,765 feet (2,672 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] Clements Mountain rises to the west of Logan Pass and above the Hidden Lake Trail which leads to Hidden Lake just west of the continental divide. The peak was named after Walter M. Clements who had worked to set up a treaty between the Blackfeet and the U.S. Government for the purchase of tribal lands east of the continental divide which later became part of the park.[4]

Clements Mountain
Clements Mountain
Highest point
Elevation8,765 ft (2,672 m) [1]  NAVD 88
Prominence920 ft (280 m) [1]
Coordinates48°41′35″N 113°44′25″W[2] 
Geography
Clements Mountain
Location in Montana
Clements Mountain
Location in the United States
LocationGlacier County, Montana, Flathead County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeLewis Range
Topo mapUSGS Logan Pass, MT
Climbing
First ascentAugust 13, 1923 (Norman Clyde)[1]

Geology

Like other mountains in Glacier National Park, Clements Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slab of precambrian rocks 3 mi (4.8 km) thick, 50 miles (80 km) wide and 160 miles (260 km) long over younger rock of the cretaceous period.[5]

Clements Mountain with Going-to-the-Sun Road at right winding up to Logan Pass Visitor Center
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See also

References
  1. "Clements Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  2. "Clements Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  3. Logan Pass, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  4. "Clements Mountain". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
  5. Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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