# Crypt Peak

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{{Short description|Mountain summit in Glacier National Park}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Crypt Peak
| image = Crypt Lake is so big so are the mountains.jpg
| image_caption = West aspect above Crypt Lake
| elevation_ft = 8579
| elevation_ref = <ref name=pb>{{cite peakbagger|pid=65597|title=Crypt Peak, Montana|access-date=2021-10-20}}</ref>
| prominence_ft = 1021
| prominence_ref = <ref name=pb/>
| isolation_mi = 1.59
| isolation_ref = <ref name=pb/>
| range = [Lewis Range](/source/Lewis_Range)<br/>[Rocky Mountains](/source/Rocky_Mountains)
| parent_peak = [Miche Wabun Peak](/source/Miche_Wabun_Peak) (8,861 ft)<ref name=pb/>
| listing = 
| location = [Glacier National Park](/source/Glacier_National_Park_(US))<br />[Glacier County](/source/Glacier_County%2C_Montana), [Montana](/source/Montana), U.S.
| map = USA Montana#USA
| map_caption = Location in Montana##Location in the United States
| label_position = bottom
| etymology = 
| coordinates = {{coord|48.998016|N|113.825054|W|type:mountain_region:US-WA_scale:100000_source:gnis|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = <ref name=pb/>
| topo = [USGS](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey) ''Mount Cleveland''
| type = 
| rock = [Sedimentary rock](/source/Sedimentary_rock)
| age = [Precambrian](/source/Precambrian)
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route =
}}

'''Crypt Peak''' is an {{convert|8579|ft|m|0|adj=on}} mountain summit located in [Glacier National Park](/source/Glacier_National_Park_(US)), in [Glacier County](/source/Glacier_County%2C_Montana) of the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [Montana](/source/Montana). It is situated along the [Canada–United States border](/source/Canada%E2%80%93United_States_border), above [Crypt Lake](/source/Crypt_Lake_Trail), and is partially within [Waterton Lakes National Park](/source/Waterton_Lakes_National_Park). Crypt Peak is part of the [Lewis Range](/source/Lewis_Range), and is approximately three miles east of [Waterton Lake](/source/Waterton_Lake). [Topographic relief](/source/Topographic_relief) is significant as Crypt Peak rises over {{convert|2,100|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above Crypt Lake in approximately one-half mile (1.6&nbsp;km), and {{convert|4400|ft|m|-1|abbr=on}} above Waterton Lake in {{convert|3|mi|km|spell=in}}. Precipitation [runoff](/source/Surface_runoff) from the mountain drains west to Waterton Lake, and east to [Belly River](/source/Belly_River). This geographical feature's name has not yet been officially adopted by the [United States Board on Geographic Names](/source/United_States_Board_on_Geographic_Names).

==Climate==
Based on the [Köppen climate classification](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification), Crypt Peak is located in an alpine [subarctic climate](/source/subarctic_climate) zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and short, cool to mild summers.<ref name=Peel>{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 |issue=5 | pages = 1633–1644 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 |bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P | issn = 1027-5606| url = https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00298818/file/hessd-4-439-2007.pdf |doi-access=free }}</ref> Temperatures can drop below −10&nbsp;°F with wind chill factors below −30&nbsp;°F.

==Geology==
Like the mountains in Glacier National Park, Crypt Peak is composed of [sedimentary rock](/source/sedimentary_rock) laid down during the [Precambrian](/source/Precambrian) to [Jurassic](/source/Jurassic) periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was initially uplifted beginning 170&nbsp;million years ago when the [Lewis Overthrust](/source/Lewis_Overthrust) fault pushed an enormous slab of [precambrian](/source/precambrian) rocks {{convert|3|mi|km|1|abbr=on}} thick, {{convert|50|mi|km}} wide and {{convert|160|mi|km}} long over younger rock of the [cretaceous](/source/cretaceous) period.<ref name=gadd>{{cite book|title=Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias|author=Gadd, Ben |year=2008}}</ref> The reddish rock at the top of Crypt Peak is [argillite](/source/argillite).<ref>Andrew W. Nugara, 2014, ''More Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies'', 2nd Edition, page 82.</ref>
thumb|center|350px|Crypt Peak above Crypt Lake

==See also==
{{Portal|Mountains}}
* [List of mountains and mountain ranges of Glacier National Park (U.S.)](/source/List_of_mountains_and_mountain_ranges_of_Glacier_National_Park_(U.S.))
* [Geology of the Rocky Mountains](/source/Geology_of_the_Rocky_Mountains)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* National Park Service web site: [https://www.nps.gov/glac/index.htm Glacier National Park]
* Parks Canada web site: [https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/waterton/ Waterton Lakes National Park]
* Crypt Peak photo: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/7663586@N02/5187193088/in/photolist-8UnHMA-cy4rNN-cy4pxy-cy4nRu-8UnHe1-8UjEj6-cy4uxb-7UK89X-Rh2hb-3dAGV-4BzS2P-cVuCvh-5mAWEj-MAuQZP-5m6vP9-fCpeKo-uXVbSn-hU91i-fCpbBs-2m67Bas-okimMo-zCUFij-2ggn6m7-cVuj21-JTvoao-BwSdu8-acngv2-7UNkmC-2mbmuVn-B9qYA-5s9Moe-5abgjA-6VEsji-8GwFad-6Td5Zb-3GWVU-fwcixp-2iwiPc7-cVuL7A-8ssbv4-7UK6En-2kmYDH-wDCbC9-cVupvC-8P7XKG-2m785AX-jNmsL-7UK6pr-7UNm8m-ovcJZr Flickr]
{{Geographic Location 2
| Center = Crypt Peak
| North = [Waterton Lakes National Park](/source/Waterton_Lakes_National_Park)
| Northeast = [Sofa Mountain](/source/Sofa_Mountain)
| East = [Belly River](/source/Belly_River)
| Southeast = [Sarcee Mountain](/source/Sarcee_Mountain)
| South = [Miche Wabun Peak](/source/Miche_Wabun_Peak)
| Southwest = [Goat Haunt](/source/Goat_Haunt)
| West = [Waterton Lake](/source/Waterton_Lake)
| WNW = [Mount Boswell](/source/Mount_Boswell)
| Northwest = [Vimy Peak](/source/Vimy_Peak)
}}

Category:Lewis Range
Category:Mountains of Glacier County, Montana
Category:Mountains of Glacier National Park (U.S.)
Category:Mountains of Montana
Category:Two-thousanders of the United States

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