Bad Marriage Mountain

Bad Marriage Mountain
Highest point
Elevation 8,350 ft (2,550 m) [1]
Coordinates 48°34′3″N 113°25′9″W / 48.56750°N 113.41917°W / 48.56750; -113.41917Coordinates: 48°34′3″N 113°25′9″W / 48.56750°N 113.41917°W / 48.56750; -113.41917[2] 
Geography
Location Glacier County, Montana, U.S.
Parent range Lewis Range
Topo map USGS

Bad Marriage Mountain (8,350 feet (2,545 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[1] The mountain was named by Superintendent E. T. Scoyen for a Blackfoot Indian leader Bad Married. Bad Marriage Mountain became the accepted colloquial name. At one time, the summit was called Elk Tongue by J.W. Schultz, an early chronicler of park geography and activities. Because no Blackfoot equivalent to Elk Tongue was found, the English name was dropped and Bad Marriage Mountain became the official name.[3]

East Glacier, Montana is the nearest town.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Bad Marriage Mountain, Montana". My Topo (USGS Quads). Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  2. ↑ "Bad Marriage Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
  3. ↑ Holterman, Jack (2006). Place Names of Glacier National Park. Helena, MT: Riverbend Publishing. pp. 27–28. ISBN 1-931832-68-4.
  4. ↑ "Bad Marriage Mountain USGS Cut Bank Pass Quad, Montana, Topographic Map". Retrieved 2013-12-05.


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