| Little Matterhorn | |
| Elevation Ft: | 7886 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 526 |
| Location: | Glacier National Park Flathead County, Montana, U.S. |
| Map: | Montana#USA |
| Relief: | 1 |
| Label Position: | bottom |
| Range: | Lewis Range |
| Coordinates: | 48.6355°N -113.7852°W |
| Topo: | USGS Mount Cannon |
| Rock: | Sedimentary rock |
| Easiest Route: | West face [2] |
Little Matterhorn is a 7,886-foot (2,404 meter) elevation mountain summit located in the Lewis Range, of Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] The nearest higher peak is Edwards Mountain, 0.9miles to the south.[1] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into creeks which empty into Lake McDonald. Based on the Köppen climate classification, Little Matterhorn has an alpine climate characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and short, cool to mild summers.[4] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.
Like other mountains in Glacier National Park, Little Matterhorn is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slab of precambrian rocks 31NaN1 thick, 50miles wide and 160miles long over younger rock of the cretaceous period.[5]