Scapegoat Mountain is a summit in the Scapegoat Wilderness of Lewis and Clark County, Montana, in the United States.[1][2] With an elevation of 9,202 feet (2,805 m), Scapegoat Mountain is the 443rd highest summit in the state of Montana.[3] Scapegoat is the highest mountain on the Continental Divide within the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex. Scapegoat is the highest peak in the 239,000-acre Scapegoat Wilderness.

The source of the Dearborn River is near Scapegoat Mountain.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scapegoat Mountain
  2. ↑ Bob Marshall Country. Globe Pequot Press. 2001. p. 193. ISBN 978-1-56044-798-6.
  3. ↑ "Scapegoat Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  4. ↑ Woodger, Elin; Toropov, Brandon (1 January 2009). Encyclopedia of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Infobase Publishing. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-4381-1023-3.

47°18′36″N 112°49′45″W / 47.31000°N 112.82917°W / 47.31000; -112.82917


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