| Mount Carter | |
|---|---|
Northwest aspect, centered (1969)
| |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 9,848 ft (3,002 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 803 ft (245 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Rainbow Peak[1] |
| Coordinates | 48°53′32″N 114°04′39″W / 48.89222°N 114.07750°W / 48.89222; -114.07750[2] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Thomas H. Carter[3] |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Flathead County, Montana, U.S. |
| Parent range | Livingston Range |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Carter, MT |
Mount Carter (9,848 feet (3,002 m)) is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. stateofMontana.[4] Rainbow Glacier is just south of Mount Carter while Weasel Collar Glacier is immediately northeast. Mount Carter is the tenth tallest peak in Glacier National Park.[1]
| Climate data for Mount Carter (MT) 48.8932 N, 114.0776 W, Elevation: 8,963 ft (2,732 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 21.8 (−5.7) |
21.7 (−5.7) |
25.5 (−3.6) |
30.7 (−0.7) |
40.0 (4.4) |
47.5 (8.6) |
58.2 (14.6) |
58.9 (14.9) |
51.0 (10.6) |
37.8 (3.2) |
25.5 (−3.6) |
20.5 (−6.4) |
36.6 (2.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 15.9 (−8.9) |
14.5 (−9.7) |
17.2 (−8.2) |
21.9 (−5.6) |
30.5 (−0.8) |
37.4 (3.0) |
46.8 (8.2) |
47.0 (8.3) |
39.7 (4.3) |
28.9 (−1.7) |
19.8 (−6.8) |
15.0 (−9.4) |
27.9 (−2.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 10.0 (−12.2) |
7.3 (−13.7) |
8.8 (−12.9) |
13.1 (−10.5) |
21.0 (−6.1) |
27.4 (−2.6) |
35.4 (1.9) |
35.2 (1.8) |
28.3 (−2.1) |
20.1 (−6.6) |
14.1 (−9.9) |
9.4 (−12.6) |
19.2 (−7.1) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 12.16 (309) |
8.93 (227) |
9.77 (248) |
6.86 (174) |
6.10 (155) |
7.59 (193) |
2.58 (66) |
2.31 (59) |
4.24 (108) |
6.99 (178) |
11.48 (292) |
11.98 (304) |
90.99 (2,313) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[5] | |||||||||||||
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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