Livingston Range

Livingston Range
Kintla Peak
Highest point
Peak	Kintla Peak
Elevation	10,101 ft (3,079 m)
Coordinates	48°56′38″N 114°10′16″W
Dimensions
Length	36 mi (58 km)
Width	28 mi (45 km)
Geography
Livingston Range Location in Montana Livingston Range Location in the United States
Countries	United States and Canada
States/Provinces	Montana and British Columbia
Parent range	Rocky Mountains
Geology
Orogeny	Lewis Overthrust

The Livingston Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles (58 km) long and 28 miles (45 km) wide. Over 15 summits exceed 9,000 ft (2,700 m) above sea level, and the highest point is Kintla Peak at 10,101 feet (3,079 m). (While these elevations are not particularly high for North American mountains, they are high compared to the roughly 4,000 foot (1,200 m) elevation of the nearby valleys, making for particularly dramatic peaks.)

The Livingston Range was 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 newer rocks of the cretaceous period.

See also

• List of mountain ranges in Montana
• Mountains and mountain ranges of Glacier National Park (U.S.)

Livingston Range, left to rightː Rainbow Peak, Mount Carter, Logging Mountain, Vulture Peak.

External links

• Glacier National Park. "Mountains". Nature and Science. Archived from the original on 2006-06-18. Retrieved 2006-05-08.
• "Livingston Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2006-05-08.