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Olson Mountain
Olson Mountain reflected in Waterton Lake.jpg
Olson Mountain reflected in Waterton Lake
Highest point
Elevation 7,913 ft (2,412 m)
Prominence 793 ft (242 m)
Geography
Olson Mountain is located in Montana
Olson Mountain
Olson Mountain
Location in Montana
Olson Mountain is located in the United States
Olson Mountain
Olson Mountain
Location in the United States
Location Glacier County, Montana, U.S.
Parent range Livingston Range
Topo map USGS Porcupine Ridge, MT
Goat Haunt Ranger Station view of Olsen and Campbell
Olson Mountain (left) and Campbell Mountain (right) reflected in Waterton Lake

Olson Mountain, also known as Mount Olson, is a 7,913 feet (2,412 m) mountain summit located in the Livingston Range, of Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Olson Mountain rises more than 3,700 feet (1,100 m) above the western shore of Waterton Lake. The mountain was named for a surveyor on the International Boundary Survey, with the name officially adopted in 1929. The nearest higher peak is Campbell Mountain, 1.13 miles (1.82 km) to the north. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Olson Creek before it empties to Waterton Lake.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Olson Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone 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, Olson 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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