Great Northern Mountain

Great Northern Mountain
West aspect, seen from Hungry Horse Reservoir
Highest point
Elevation8,705 ft (2,653 m)[1]
Prominence2,505 ft (764 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Saint Nicholas (9,381 ft)[2]
Isolation11.12 mi (17.90 km)[2]
Coordinates48°20′04″N 113°46′19″W / 48.33450702°N 113.77195444°W / 48.33450702; -113.77195444[3]
Naming
EtymologyGreat Northern Railway
Geography
Great Northern Mountain is located in Montana
Great Northern Mountain
Great Northern Mountain
Location in Montana
Great Northern Mountain is located in the United States
Great Northern Mountain
Great Northern Mountain
Location in the United States
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyFlathead
Protected areaGreat Bear Wilderness
Parent rangeFlathead Range
Rocky Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Mount Grant

Great Northern Mountain is a prominent 8,705-foot-elevation (2,653-meter) mountain summit located in Flathead County in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] It is situated in the Flathead National Forest, in the Flathead Range, west of the Continental Divide. Great Northern Mountain is the highest point in the Great Bear Wilderness, and the nearest higher peak is Mount Saint Nicholas, 10.56 miles to the east-northeast in Glacier National Park.[1] Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises 5,100 feet (1,600 meters) above Hungry Horse Reservoir in four miles, and the east aspect rises the same in five miles above the Middle Fork Flathead Valley. The Great Northern Railway is the namesake of the mountain, and the mountain is the namesake of the Great Northern Brewing Company.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Great Northern Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  2. ^ a b "Great Northern Mountain - 8,705' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  3. ^ a b "Great Northern Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  4. ^ Ryan Newhouse, Montana Beer: A Guide to Breweries in Big Sky Country, 2013, Arcadia Publishing Incorporated, ISBN 9781625841070