Triple Divide Peak | |
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![]() Triple Divide Peak, east aspect | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 8,025 ft (2,446 m)[1] |
Prominence | 180 ft (55 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Norris Mountain[1] |
Listing | Mountains in Flathead County Mountains in Glacier County |
Coordinates | 48°34′23″N 113°31′00″W / 48.57306°N 113.51667°W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Flathead County, Montana, Glacier County, Montana, U.S. |
Parent range | Lewis Range |
Topo map | USGS Mount Stimson, MT |
Triple Divide Peak (8,025 feet or 2,446 metres) is located in the Lewis Range, part of the Rocky Mountains in North America. The peak is a feature of Glacier National Park in the state of Montana in the United States.[3] The summit of the peak, the hydrological apex of the North American continent, is the point where two of the principal continental divides in North America converge, the Continental Divide of the Americas and the Northern or Laurentian Divide.