Going-to-the-Sun Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 9,647 ft (2,940 m)[1] |
Prominence | 1,892 ft (577 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Cracker Peak[1] |
Listing | Mountains in Glacier County |
Coordinates | 48°41′27″N 113°38′11″W / 48.69083°N 113.63639°W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Glacier National Park Glacier County, Montana, U.S. |
Parent range | Lewis Range |
Topo map | USGS Logan Pass |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1907 |
Easiest route | Hike, scramble class 4 |
Going-to-the-Sun Mountain is a 9,647-foot (2,940 m) mountain peak located in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. It rises dramatically above St. Mary Valley just north of the Going-to-the-Sun Road.[3] The mountain was named by James Willard Schultz in 1888.