Kinnerly Peak

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Kinnerly Peak
Kinnerly Peak on right, in front of Kintla Peak (center)
Elevation	9,944 ft (3,031 m)
Location	Montana, United States
Range	Livingston Range
Prominence	1464 ft (446 m)
Coordinates	48°57′22″N, 114°09′56″W
Topo map	USGS Kintla Peak
First ascent	1937 by Norman Clyde, Ed Hall, Richard K. Hill and Braeme Gigos
Easiest route	Class 4 or easy Class 5

Kinnerly Peak is a mountain of the Livingston Range, in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States. It is located approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Kintla Peak, the highest peak in the Livingston Range, and 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the Canadian border. Both peaks are located in the remote northwest corner of the park.

Kinnerly Peak is notable for its huge north face, which rises steeply from Upper Kintla Lake. From the lake to the summit is an elevation gain of 5,573 ft (1,699 m) in approximately 1 horizontal mile (5,280 ft/1.6 km). (This elevation gain over one horizontal mile is almost unmatched in the contiguous United States.)

The first recorded ascent of Kinnerly Peak was made by a Sierra Club party led by the noted mountaineer Norman Clyde, in 1937^[1]. The standard climbing route ascends the northwest face, starting from the south shore of Upper Kintla Lake. It involves a large amount of elevation gain, mostly by scrambling, but with some exposed and mildly technical sections (Class 4 or easy Class 5). Other routes exist on the southeast and southwest faces. (Edwards 1995:84-89)