Kinnerly Peak

Kinnerly Peak
Elevation	9,949 ft (3,032 m)[1]  NAVD 88
Prominence	1,465 ft (447 m)[1]
Location
Location	Flathead County, Montana, U.S.
Range	Livingston Range
Coordinates	48°57′22″N 114°09′55″W / 48.95611°N 114.16528°W / 48.95611; -114.16528Coordinates: 48°57′22″N 114°09′55″W / 48.95611°N 114.16528°W / 48.95611; -114.16528[2]
Topo map	USGS Kintla Peak, MT
Climbing
First ascent	1937 by Norman Clyde, Ed Hall, Richard K. Hill and Braeme Gigos
Easiest route	class 4 or easy Class 5

Kinnerly Peak (9,949 ft (3,032 m)) is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.^[3] It is 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 in the remote northwest corner of the park. Kinnerly Peak is the eighth tallest peak in Glacier National Park.^[1]

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 feet (1,699 m) in approximately a horizontal 1 mile (1.6 km).

The first recorded ascent of Kinnerly Peak was made by a Sierra Club party led by the noted mountaineer Norman Clyde, in 1937.^[4] 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.^[5]:84-89

See also

• Mountains and mountain ranges of Glacier National Park (U.S.)

References