Pumpelly Pillar

Pumpelly Pillar
Pumpelly Pillar from the Twin Falls trail
Highest point
Elevation7,625 ft (2,324 m)[1]
Prominence180 ft (55 m)[1]
Coordinates48°28′29″N 113°27′02″W / 48.47472°N 113.45056°W / 48.47472; -113.45056[2]
Geography
Pumpelly Pillar is located in Montana
Pumpelly Pillar
Pumpelly Pillar
Location in Montana
Pumpelly Pillar is located in the United States
Pumpelly Pillar
Pumpelly Pillar
Location in the United States
LocationGlacier County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeLewis Range
Topo mapUSGS Many Glacier MT
Climbing
First ascentPrehistoric
Easiest routeScramble class 2-3

Pumpelly Pillar (7,625 feet (2,324 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] Located in the Two Medicine region in the southeastern section of Glacier National Park, the peak is likely named after Raphael Pumpelly, who lead the Northern Transcontinental Railway Survey party that crossed Pitamakan Pass in 1883.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Pumpelly Pillar, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Pumpelly Pillar". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  3. ^ Mount Rockwell, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  4. ^ "Through The Years In Glacier National Park". National Park Service. Retrieved January 15, 2018.