Amphitheater Mountain (Montana)

Amphitheater Mountain
Amphitheater Mountain

Glacier County, Montana, U.S.

Elevation 8,690 ft (2,650 m)[1]
Prominence 530 ft (160 m)[1]
Parent peak Mount James[1]
Listing Mountains in Glacier County, Montana
Location
Range Lewis Range
Coordinates 48°35′59″N 113°29′15″W / 48.59972°N 113.48750°WCoordinates: 48°35′59″N 113°29′15″W / 48.59972°N 113.48750°W[2]
Topo map USGS Cut Bank Pass, MT

Amphitheater Mountain (8,690 feet (2,649 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[1][3] Amphitheater Mountain is a descriptive name given to the peak because of its resemblance to the Greek Amphitheater. The mountain's Blackfoot name is Three Horns or Niuóxkai-ozkina for a Blackfoot warrior who captured a Nez Perce woman as was able to live happily ever after. The mountain has also been named Whalen Mountain for a former park ranger.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Amphitheater Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  2. ↑ "Amphitheater Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
  3. ↑ "Amphitheater Mountain" (Map). My Topo (USGS Quads). Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  4. ↑ Holterman, Jack (2006). Place Names of Glacier National Park. Helena, MT: Riverbend Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 1-931832-68-4.