Mount Carter (Montana)

Mount Carter (9,848 feet (3,002 m)) is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.^[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]

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[2]
Naming
Etymology	Thomas H. Carter[3]
Geography
Mount Carter Location in Montana Show map of Montana Mount Carter Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Location	Flathead County, Montana, U.S.
Parent range	Livingston Range
Topo map(s)	USGS Mount Carter, MT

Climate

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]

See also

• List of mountains and mountain ranges of Glacier National Park (U.S.)