Dome Mountain (Wyoming)
Dome Mountain, elevation 9,903 feet (3,018 m), is a mountain peak in the southern section of the Gallatin Range in Yellowstone National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming.
Dome Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 9,903 ft (3,018 m)[1] |
Prominence | 263 ft (80 m)[1] |
Isolation | 0.57 mi (0.92 km)[2] |
Coordinates | 44°50′22″N 110°50′27″W[3] |
Geography | |
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Location | Yellowstone National Park Park County, Wyoming |
Parent range | Gallatin Range |
Topo map | USGS Mount Holmes |
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Dome Mountain has an alpine subarctic climate with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to mild summers.[4] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.
Notes
- "Dome Mountain, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- "Dome Mountain - 10,645' WY". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- "Dome Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- 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. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.
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