Mount Pinchot (Montana) Explained

Mount Pinchot
Elevation Ft:9315
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:1870
Location:Flathead County, Montana, U.S.
Range:Lewis Range
Map:Montana#USA
Relief:1
Coordinates:48.4956°N -113.595°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]
Topo:USGS Mount Saint Nicholas, MT

Mount Pinchot (9315feet) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] Mount Pinchot is less than 1.5miles 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]

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Notes and References

  1. 4817 . Mount Pinchot, Montana . 2010-08-27.
  2. 775228 . Mount Pinchot. 2010-08-27.
  3. Web site: Mount Pinchot, Montana. TopoQuest (USGS Quad). Map. 2010-08-27.