List_of_mountains_and_mountain_ranges_of_Glacier_National_Park_(U.S.)

List of mountains and mountain ranges of Glacier National Park (U.S.)

List of mountains and mountain ranges of Glacier National Park (U.S.)

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Mountains in Glacier National Park (U.S.) are part of the Rocky Mountains. There are at least 150 named mountain peaks over 8,000 feet (2,400 m) in Glacier in three mountain ranges--the Clark Range, Lewis Range, Livingston Range. Mount Cleveland at 10,479 feet (3,194 m)[1] is the highest peak in the park.[2] Many peaks in Glacier National Park have both English and anglicized versions of native American names. The names listed here reflect the official names in the USGS U.S. Board on Geographic Names database.

Mount Jackson as viewed from the summit Mount Siyeh, another of Glacier National Park's 10,000 foot peaks. Jackson Glacier lies directly to the left of the mountain.

Clark Range

The Clark Range is mostly in the Canadian Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, but a small portion of the range is also in the far northwestern section of the park in Montana.

  • Long Knife Peak - 48°59′50″N 114°12′28″W;[3] 9,708 feet (2,959 m)

Lewis Range

The Lewis Range traverses the park in a generally north to south direction on the eastern side of the continental divide.

Black and white photo of Grinnell Point and waterfall, Glacier National Park, Montana. Photo by T. J. Hileman. Part of James Willard Schultz Photos and Personal Papers Collection, Montana State University.
Mt. Wilbur and Lake McDermott, Glacier National Park, Montana. Photo by T. J. Hileman. Part of James Willard Schultz Photos and Personal Papers Collection, Montana State University.
Black and white photo of Glenn Lake and Pyramid Peak, Glacier National Park, Montana. Photo by T. J. Hileman. Part of James Willard Schultz Photos and Personal Papers Collection, Montana State University.

Livingston Range

The Livingston Range traverses the park in a generally north to south direction in the northwestern portions of the park.

Further reading

  • Holterman, Jack (2006). Place Names of Glacier National Park. Helena, Montana: Riverbend Publishing. ISBN 1-931832-68-4.
  • Schutz, James Willard (1926). Signposts of Adventure: Glacier National Park as the Indians Know It. Boston, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. OCLC 1544470.
  • Trails Illustrated-North Fork, Glacier National Park, Montana (314) (Map) (Revised ed.). 1:50000. National Geographic Maps. 2009. ISBN 978-1-56695-469-3.
  • Trails Illustrated-Many Glacier, Glacier National Park, Montana (314) (Map) (Revised ed.). 1:50000. National Geographic Maps. 2009. ISBN 978-1-56695-470-9.
  • Trails Illustrated-Two Medicine, Glacier National Park, Montana (315) (Map) (Revised ed.). 1:50000. National Geographic Maps. 2009. ISBN 978-1-56695-471-6.

Notes

  1. "Glacier National Park Mountains". National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  2. "Clyde Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  3. "Kaiser Point, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 22, 2019.

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