Mission Mountains

Mission Mountains
Mission Range
"The Missions"
Looking towards McDonald Peak, high point of the Mission Mountains, rising above McDonald Lake
Highest point
PeakMcDonald Peak
Elevation9,820 ft (2,990 m)
Coordinates47°22′58″N 113°55′09″W / 47.38278°N 113.91917°W / 47.38278; -113.91917
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateMontana

The Mission Mountains or Mission Range are a range of the Rocky Mountains located in northwestern Montana in the United States. They lie chiefly in Lake County and Missoula County and are south and east of Flathead Lake and west of the Swan Range. On the east side of the range is the Swan River Valley and on the west side the Mission Valley.

The highest point in the Mission Mountains is McDonald Peak at 9,820 feet (2,990 m).[1] The range is named for its proximity to the Jesuit St. Ignatius Mission, established in the mid-19th century in what is today St. Ignatius, Montana.

  1. ^ "McDonald Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 29, 2010.