Mount Pinchot (Montana)
Mount Pinchot (9,315 feet (2,839 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] Mount Pinchot is less than 1.5 miles (2.4 km) SSE of Mount Stimson while Beaver Woman Lake is southeast of Mount Pinchot.
| Mount Pinchot | |
|---|---|
 Stream cascades down the face of Mount Pinchot | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 9,315 ft (2,839 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,870 ft (570 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 48°29′44″N 113°35′42″W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Pinchot Location in Montana  Mount Pinchot Location in the United States | |
| Location | Flathead County, Montana, U.S. |
| Parent range | Lewis Range |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Saint Nicholas, MT |
Mount Pinchot is named for Gifford Pinchot, pioneering forester and past Chief of United States Forest Service, which he helped organize. The name, Mount Pinchot, was officially approved by the United States Geographic Board on March 6, 1929.[2]
See also
East aspect of Pinchot, with Eaglehead Mountain (left)
References
- "Mount Pinchot, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- "Mount Pinchot". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- "Mount Pinchot, Montana" (Map). TopoQuest (USGS Quad). Retrieved 2010-08-27.
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