Mount Pinchot (Montana)

Mount Pinchot

Stream cascades down the face of Mount Pinchot
Highest point
Elevation 9,310 ft (2,840 m) [1]
Prominence 1,879 ft (573 m) [1]
Coordinates 48°29′44″N 113°35′42″W / 48.49556°N 113.59500°W / 48.49556; -113.59500Coordinates: 48°29′44″N 113°35′42″W / 48.49556°N 113.59500°W / 48.49556; -113.59500 [2]
Geography
Parent range Lewis Range
Topo map USGS Mount Saint Nicholas, MT

Mount Pinchot (9,310 feet (2,838 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] Mount Pinchot is less than 1.5 miles (2.4 km) SSE of Mount Stimson while Beaver Woman Lake is southeast of Mount Pinchot.

Mount Pinchot is named for Gifford Pinchot, pioneering forester and past Chief of United States Forest Service, which he helped organize. The name, Mount Pinchot, was officially approved by the United States Geographic Board on March 6, 1929.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Pinchot, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  2. 1 2 "Mount Pinchot". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  3. ↑ "Mount Pinchot, Montana" (Map). TopoQuest (USGS Quad). Retrieved 2010-08-27.


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