Beehive Peak

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Coordinates: 45°21′14″N 111°24′20″W / 45.353965°N 111.405676°W / 45.353965; -111.405676
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Beehive Peak
South aspect, from Beehive Basin
Highest point
Elevation10,740 ft (3,274 m)[1]
Prominence1,040 ft (320 m)[1]
Parent peakGallatin Peak (11,015 ft)[1]
Isolation2.17 mi (3.49 km)[1]
Coordinates45°21′14″N 111°24′20″W / 45.353965°N 111.405676°W / 45.353965; -111.405676[2]
Geography
Beehive Peak is located in Montana
Beehive Peak
Beehive Peak
Location in Montana
Beehive Peak is located in the United States
Beehive Peak
Beehive Peak
Location in the United States
CountryUnited States
State
class 4 scrambling[1]

Beehive Peak is a 10,740-foot (3,274-metre) summit located in Madison County, Montana, United States.

Description

Beehive Peak is the second-highest peak in the

Topographic relief
is significant as the summit rises 2,000 feet (610 meters) above South Fork Spanish Creek in one mile (1.6 km).

View from summit. (Note plaque)

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Beehive Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and short, cool to mild summers.[3] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

Etymology

This mountain's toponym has not been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, so it is not labelled on USGS maps, and will remain unofficial as long as the USGS policy of not adopting new toponyms in designated wilderness areas remains in effect. The peak is named in association with Beehive Lake and Beehive Basin which are both below the peak, and are both officially named.[4][5]

Climbing

The first recorded ascent of the summit was made in the early 1950s by Dave Wessel.

class 4
southwest couloir following a 5.5-mile hike and 2,842 feet of elevation gain. There is a plaque on the summit which was placed to remember climber Kit Jones who perished climbing here in 1966.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Beehive Peak – 10,740' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Beehive Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  3. ISSN 1027-5606
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  4. ^ "Beehive Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "Beehive Basin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  6. ^ Thomas Turiano (2013), Beehive Peak, Outsidebozeman.com, Retrieved 2023-07-27.

External links

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