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Hurricane Mesa
Hurricane Mesa
	Hurricane Mesa centered on skyline
Highest point
Elevation	11,069 ft (3,374 m)
Prominence	819 ft (250 m)
Parent peak	Peak 11255
Isolation	2.65 mi (4.26 km)
Coordinates	44°51′08″N 109°48′30″W / 44.8522517°N 109.8083043°W
Dimensions
Length	5 mi (8.0 km) East-West
Width	3 mi (4.8 km) North-South
Geography
	Hurricane Mesa Location in Wyoming Hurricane Mesa Hurricane Mesa (the United States)
Country	United States
State	Wyoming
County	Park
Protected area	North Absaroka Wilderness
Parent range	Absaroka Range; Rocky Mountains
Topo map	USGS Hurricane Mesa
Geology
Rock age	Eocene
Rock type	Extrusive rock

Hurricane Mesa is an 11,069-foot-elevation (3,374-meter) mountain summit in Park County, Wyoming, United States.

Description

This remote mountain is located approximately six miles (9.7 km) east of Yellowstone National Park in the North Absaroka Wilderness, on land managed by Shoshone National Forest. It is part of the Absaroka Range which is a subrange of Rocky Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of Crandall Creek which is part of the Yellowstone River drainage basin. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises nearly 3,700 feet (1,128 meters) above North Fork Crandall Creek in 1.25 miles (2.01 km). The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names,^[3] and has appeared in publications since at least 1925.^[5]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Hurricane Mesa is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to mild summers.^[6] Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F.