| Mahtotopa Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Mahtotopa Mountain, northeast aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,677 ft (2,645 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 417 ft (127 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 48°39′06″N 113°34′09″W / 48.65167°N 113.56917°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mahtotopa Mountain Location in Montana  Mahtotopa Mountain Location in the United States | |
| Location | Glacier County, Montana, U.S. |
| Parent range | Lewis Range |
| Topo map(s) | USGS Rising Sun, MT |
Mahtotopa Mountain (8,677 feet (2,645 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] Mahtotopa Mountain rises to the south above Saint Mary Lake midway between Red Eagle Mountain and Little Chief Mountain and can be easily seen from the Going-to-the-Sun Road to the southwest of Rising Sun. Originally named Four Bears Mountain by George Bird Grinnell in 1885, the name was changed in 1932 to Mahtotopa. Mahtotopa is an incorrect spelling of "Mato-tope" which comes from Lakota, Mato Topa, the Mandan chief known as Four Bears. Mato-tope was a grandfather of Joe Kipp, a hunting companion of Grinnell.
- ^ a b "Mahtotopa Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ^ "Mahtotopa Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ^ Rising Sun, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved July 28, 2017.