Haystack Butte | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,486 ft (2,282 m)[1] |
Prominence | 446 ft (136 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Gould (9,557 ft)[2] |
Isolation | 1.06 mi (1.71 km)[2] |
Coordinates | 48°43′58″N 113°43′58″W / 48.7326991°N 113.7327429°W[3] |
Geography | |
Location | Glacier National Park Flathead County Montana, U.S. |
Parent range | Lewis Range |
Topo map | USGS Logan Pass |
Geology | |
Rock type | Sedimentary rock |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | class 2 hiking |
Haystack Butte is a 7,486-foot-elevation (2,282-meter) summit located in the Lewis Range, of Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. It is situated one mile west of the Continental Divide, in Flathead County, above the Weeping Wall on its south slope. Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises 3,900 feet (1,200 meters) above McDonald Creek in less than 1.5 mile. It can be seen from Logan Pass, and from Going-to-the-Sun Road which traverses the west and south slopes of the peak. The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Gould, 1.07 miles (1.72 km) to the northeast.[1] Climbing access is via the Highline Trail. This geographical feature's descriptive name was on maps as early as 1904, and was officially adopted March 6, 1929, by the United States Board on Geographic Names[3]