Haystack Butte

Haystack Butte
Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation7,486 ft (2,282 m)[1]
Prominence446 ft (136 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Gould (9,557 ft)[2]
Isolation1.06 mi (1.71 km)[2]
Coordinates48°43′58″N 113°43′58″W / 48.7326991°N 113.7327429°W / 48.7326991; -113.7327429[3]
Geography
Haystack Butte is located in Montana
Haystack Butte
Haystack Butte
Location in Montana
Haystack Butte is located in the United States
Haystack Butte
Haystack Butte
Location in the United States
LocationGlacier National Park
Flathead County
Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeLewis Range
Topo mapUSGS Logan Pass
Geology
Rock typeSedimentary rock
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 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]

  1. ^ a b c "Haystack Butte, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  2. ^ a b "Haystack Butte - 7,486' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  3. ^ a b "Haystack Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-08-19.