Allen Mountain (Montana)
Allen Mountain (9,381 ft (2,859 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[1][3] Allen Mountain is NNW of Cracker Lake. The mountain is named to honor Cornelia Seward Allen, the granddaughter of President Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of State William H. Seward Sr. The mountain was named in 1891 by a party of explorers headed by George Bird Grinnell that included Cornelia's brother, William Henry Seward III, a Yale University classmate of Grinnell.[4]
| Allen Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Allen Mountain from Lake Josephine | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 9,381 ft (2,859 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,136 ft (346 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Siyeh[1] |
| Listing | Mountains in Glacier County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 48°45′29″N 113°39′27″W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Allen Mountain Location in Montana  Allen Mountain Location in the United States | |
| Location | Glacier County, Montana, U.S. |
| Parent range | Lewis Range |
| Topo map | USGS Many Glacier MT |
Gallery
Allen Mountain's northeast aspect reflected in Lake Sherburne
Allen in Spring
West aspect above Grinnell Lake
West aspect above Grinnell Lake
References
- "Allen Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- "Allen Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- Many Glacier, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- Holterman, Jack (2006). Place Names of Glacier National Park. Helena, MT: Riverbend Publishing. pp. 19–20. ISBN 1-931832-68-4.
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