Absaroka Range

Coordinates: 43°57′41″N 109°19′51″W / 43.96139°N 109.33083°W / 43.96139; -109.33083
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Absaroka Range
Absaroka range as seen from west of Livingston, Montana
Highest point
PeakFrancs Peak
Elevation13,153 ft (4,009 m)[1]
Coordinates43°57′41″N 109°19′51″W / 43.96139°N 109.33083°W / 43.96139; -109.33083[2]
Dimensions
Length150 mi (240 km)
Width75 mi (121 km)
Geography
Absaroka Range is shown highlighted in pink on a map of the western United States
CountryUnited States
StatesMontana and Wyoming
Parent rangeRocky Mountains
Borders onBeartooth Mountains and Wind River Range

The Absaroka Range (

I-90 and Livingston, Montana. The highest peak in the range is Francs Peak, located in Wyoming
at 13,153 ft (4,009 m). There are 46 other peaks over 12,000 ft (3,700 m).

Geography

The range is drained by the Yellowstone River and various tributaries, including the Bighorn River.

Most of the range lies within protected lands including Yellowstone Park, the

Bridger-Teton National Forest, Custer National Forest, Gallatin National Forest, and Shoshone National Forest
.

Beartooth Pass 10,947 ft (3,337 m) in the neighboring Beartooth Mountains before winding through the Absarokas to the northeast gate of Yellowstone National Park. It is only open during the summer. U.S Route 14/16/20 follows the Shoshone River from Cody
through the range to the eastern gate of the park.

Climate

Climate data for Parker Peak, Wyoming, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1980–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 54
(12) 		57
(14) 		61
(16) 		71
(22) 		75
(24) 		77
(25) 		82
(28) 		81
(27) 		79
(26) 		70
(21) 		62
(17) 		55
(13) 		82
(28)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 44.2
(6.8) 		45.3
(7.4) 		52.1
(11.2) 		58.3
(14.6) 		64.6
(18.1) 		70.0
(21.1) 		75.5
(24.2) 		74.8
(23.8) 		70.5
(21.4) 		61.1
(16.2) 		49.4
(9.7) 		41.3
(5.2) 		76.4
(24.7)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 25.3
(−3.7) 		28.3
(−2.1) 		36.0
(2.2) 		42.1
(5.6) 		50.0
(10.0) 		56.7
(13.7) 		66.3
(19.1) 		65.1
(18.4) 		56.2
(13.4) 		42.8
(6.0) 		30.8
(−0.7) 		23.6
(−4.7) 		43.6
(6.4)
Daily mean °F (°C) 17.1
(−8.3) 		18.7
(−7.4) 		25.3
(−3.7) 		30.8
(−0.7) 		39.4
(4.1) 		46.5
(8.1) 		55.3
(12.9) 		54.5
(12.5) 		46.1
(7.8) 		33.8
(1.0) 		22.8
(−5.1) 		16.1
(−8.8) 		33.9
(1.1)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 9.0
(−12.8) 		9.1
(−12.7) 		14.7
(−9.6) 		19.6
(−6.9) 		28.8
(−1.8) 		36.2
(2.3) 		44.4
(6.9) 		43.5
(6.4) 		36.0
(2.2) 		24.8
(−4.0) 		14.7
(−9.6) 		8.5
(−13.1) 		24.1
(−4.4)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −9.9
(−23.3) 		−10.2
(−23.4) 		−2.1
(−18.9) 		5.2
(−14.9) 		14.8
(−9.6) 		25.1
(−3.8) 		35.5
(1.9) 		32.9
(0.5) 		21.2
(−6.0) 		6.5
(−14.2) 		−3.8
(−19.9) 		−10.7
(−23.7) 		−18.1
(−27.8)
Record low °F (°C) −28
(−33) 		−23
(−31) 		−19
(−28) 		−9
(−23) 		7
(−14) 		17
(−8) 		26
(−3) 		20
(−7) 		2
(−17) 		−12
(−24) 		−19
(−28) 		−33
(−36) 		−33
(−36)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.18
(81) 		3.16
(80) 		3.24
(82) 		3.73
(95) 		3.66
(93) 		3.01
(76) 		1.44
(37) 		1.34
(34) 		2.03
(52) 		3.05
(77) 		3.44
(87) 		3.59
(91) 		34.87
(885)
Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) 64.3
(163) 		75.7
(192) 		82.7
(210) 		87.5
(222) 		75.7
(192) 		38.7
(98) 		3.3
(8.4) 		0.2
(0.51) 		3.3
(8.4) 		15.4
(39) 		32.7
(83) 		51.2
(130) 		88.9
(226)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 15.2 14.1 15.9 17.1 15.9 12.8 7.7 7.0 9.0 13.5 14.5 16.0 158.7
Source: XMACIS2 (snow depth 2006–2020)[3]

History

The range is named after the

Absaroka Native People.[4] The name is derived from the Hidatsa name for the Crow people; it means "children of the large-beaked bird."[5] (In contrast, the Crow name, Awaxaawe Báaxxioo, means "Pointed Mountains [Like Sand Castles].")[6]

John Colter, who may have been the first white person to visit the area,[7] probably traveled along the foot of the Absarokas in 1807 during his reconnaissance of the Yellowstone region.[8] Early explorers also included Gustavus Cheyney Doane and Nathaniel P. Langford, who climbed the summit of Colter Peak in 1870.[9]

The proposed state of

USS Absaroka
was named after this mountain range.

Geology

Geologically, the section of the range in Wyoming consists of

volcanic breccia, whereas there is a transition to granite and gneiss bedrock further north of the state line.[12]

Absaroka Volcanic Province

extinct volcanoes by erosion allows geologists to see volcanic structures that are impossible to see in active volcanoes. Many terms now widely used in volcanology originated in nineteenth century field studies of these ancient volcanoes.[13]

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ "Francs Peak, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Francs Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Washington, D.C.: United States Geological Survey. pp. 16. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  5. ISBN 9780975919613
    .
  6. ^ "Apsáalooke Place Names Database". Little Big Horn College Library. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  7. ^ Harris, Burton (1993). John Colter, his years in the Rockies (1. Bison Book print. ed.). Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
    ISBN 978-0803272644
    .
  8. ^ Mattes, Merrill J. (1962). "III. John Colter, The Phantom Explorer—1807-1808". Colter's Hell and Jackson's Hole. Yellowstone Library and Museum Association & Grand Teton Natural History Association.
  9. ^ Langford, Nathaniel Pitt (1905). Diary of the Washburn expedition to the Yellowstone and Firehole rivers in the year 1870. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  10. ^ Jacobs, Frank (July 23, 2010). "Absaroka, a State of Rebellion Against FDR's New Deal". Big Think. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  11. ^ Pedersen, Nate. "The State of Absaroka". www.southdakotamagazine.com. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  12. ^ "Absaroka Range". summitpost.org. June 2, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  13. ^ Hiza, Margaret M. (Spring 1998). "The Geologic History of the Absaroka Volcanic Province" (PDF). Yellowstone Science. 6 (2): 2. Retrieved July 28, 2015.

External links

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