Painted Tepee Peak

Painted Tepee Peak, or simply Painted Tepee (also Tipi[3] or Teepee[4]) is a mountain located in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana near the Two Medicine Pass.[5] The altitude of the highest point is 7,650 feet (2,332 m).[2][lower-alpha 1] The summit lies to the south of Two Medicine Lake, and is within view of Grizzly Mountain, Chief Lodgepole Peak, and Mount Rockwell.[2] The mountain lies along the Two Mountain Pass Trail.[3][7]

Painted Tepee Peak
Painted Tepee Peak, June 2017
Highest point
Elevation7,650 ft (2,330 m)[1]
Coordinates48°26′32″N 113°24′43″W[2]
Geography
Painted Tepee Peak is located in Montana
Painted Tepee Peak
Painted Tepee Peak
Topo mapUSGS Cut Bank Pass, MT

See also

Notes
  1. The US Geological Survey placed the altitude in 1908 at 7,600 feet (2,316 m)[6]

References
  1. Leftridge, Alan (2003). Glacier Day Hikes. Farcountry Press. p. 23. ISBN 9781560372486. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. "Painted Tepee Peak". summitpost.org. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. "Hiking Two Medicine". US National Park Service. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. Molvar, Erik (19 June 2012). Hiking Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks: A Guide to the Parks' Greatest Hiking Adventures. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 110. ISBN 9780762772537. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  5. Kratz, John (15 May 2017). Hiking Waterfalls in Montana: A Guide to the State's Best Waterfall Hikes. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 125. ISBN 9781493018956. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  6. Decisions of the United States Geographic Board. United States Geographic Board. 1908. p. 32. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  7. LaBossiere, Pierre. "Western Montana Getaways: Hiking the emptiness of Glacier at Chief Lodgepole Peak". Missoulian. Retrieved 2 August 2017.


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