Mount Siyeh, with a height of 10,019 feet (3,054 m), is the fifth tallest and one of six peaks over 10,000 feet (3,048 m) in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States. Mount Siyeh was named after a Blackfeet Indian, Sai-yeh, whose name means "Crazy Dog" or "Mad Wolf."[3]
| Mount Siyeh | |
|---|---|
 Cracker Peak and Mount Siyeh as viewed from the "Skyline Experience" | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 10,019 ft (3,054 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 3,106 ft (947 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Cleveland[1] |
| Listing | Mountains in Glacier County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 48°43′45″N 113°38′59″W / 48.72917°N 113.64972°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Siyeh | |
| Parent range | Lewis Range |
| Topo map(s) | USGS Logan Pass, MT |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1924 (Norman Clyde)[1] |
Mount Siyeh stands about two miles east of the Continental Divide, within the watershed of the Saint Mary River, which drains into the Saskatchewan River, and ultimately into Hudson Bay.
Mount Siyeh is rather easily accessible from a variety of different routes. It can be ascended via a long scree scramble from the Preston Park area, or from Piegan Pass via Cataract Mountain. The summit can also be reached via a long hiking/mountaineering route dubbed the "Skyline Experience"; this route starts from the Many Glacier Hotel and involves 5.5 miles (9 km) ridge walk and includes the summits of Wynn Mountain (8,404 feet (2,562 m)) and Cracker Peak (9,833 feet (2,997 m)) before reaching the top of Siyeh.[4][5]
Route Descriptions can be found on Summitpost or in A Climbers Guide to Glacier National Park.
Geology
editLike other mountains in Glacier National Park, it 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.[6]
Climate
editBased on the Köppen climate classification, it is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[7] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.
The peak of Mount Siyeh has a tundra climate (Köppen ET) or an Alpine climate.
| Climate data for Mount Siyeh 48.7266 N, 113.6529 W, Elevation: 9,147 ft (2,788 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 21.6 (−5.8) |
21.4 (−5.9) |
25.9 (−3.4) |
31.2 (−0.4) |
40.5 (4.7) |
48.2 (9.0) |
59.1 (15.1) |
59.7 (15.4) |
51.1 (10.6) |
37.6 (3.1) |
25.5 (−3.6) |
20.4 (−6.4) |
36.9 (2.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 15.2 (−9.3) |
14.0 (−10.0) |
17.1 (−8.3) |
21.9 (−5.6) |
30.5 (−0.8) |
37.7 (3.2) |
47.4 (8.6) |
47.6 (8.7) |
39.6 (4.2) |
28.5 (−1.9) |
19.4 (−7.0) |
14.4 (−9.8) |
27.8 (−2.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 8.9 (−12.8) |
6.6 (−14.1) |
8.3 (−13.2) |
12.6 (−10.8) |
20.4 (−6.4) |
27.2 (−2.7) |
35.6 (2.0) |
35.5 (1.9) |
28.2 (−2.1) |
19.4 (−7.0) |
13.4 (−10.3) |
8.5 (−13.1) |
18.7 (−7.4) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 13.77 (350) |
12.02 (305) |
11.60 (295) |
9.71 (247) |
9.43 (240) |
11.25 (286) |
3.80 (97) |
3.74 (95) |
6.21 (158) |
10.67 (271) |
13.32 (338) |
14.15 (359) |
119.67 (3,041) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[8] | |||||||||||||
Gallery
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Aerial view of Mount Siyeh
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Mount Siyeh and Preston Park seen from Siyeh Pass
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Mount Siyeh from Siyeh Bend along Going-to-the-Sun Road
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Mount Site, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "Mount Siyeh". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ Spicker, Fred (2006-11-22). "Mount Siyeh". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ Edwards, J. Gordon (January 1, 1991). A Climber's Guide to Glacier National Park. Guilford CT: Falcon Press. ISBN 0-87842-177-7.
- ^ Anders, Olson (2008-11-17). "Skyline Experience". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
- ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
- ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
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.