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Edwards Mountain
Edwards Mountain sunset.jpg
Edwards Mountain sunset
Highest point
Elevation 9,076 ft (2,766 m) NAVD 88
Prominence 1,072 ft (327 m)
Geography
Edwards Mountain is located in Montana
Edwards Mountain
Edwards Mountain
Location in Montana
Edwards Mountain is located in the United States
Edwards Mountain
Edwards Mountain
Location in the United States
Location Flathead County, Montana, U.S.
Parent range Lewis Range
Topo map USGS Lake McDonald East, MT
Climbing
First ascent Unknown

Edwards Mountain (9,076 feet (2,766 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Edwards Mountain rises just to the west of Sperry Glacier. Based on the Köppen climate classification, Edwards Mountain has an alpine climate characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and short, cool to mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

Geology

Like other mountains in Glacier National Park, Edwards Mountain 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.

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