Tinkham Mountain
East aspect, from Cutbank Pass
(Scars from 2015 Thompson Fire visible)
Highest point
Elevation8,447 ft (2,575 m)[1]
Prominence1,082 ft (330 m)[1]
Coordinates48°31′30″N 113°30′23″W / 48.52500°N 113.50639°W / 48.52500; -113.50639[2]
Naming
EtymologyAbiel W. Tinkham
Geography
Tinkham Mountain is located in Montana
Tinkham Mountain
Tinkham Mountain
Location in Montana
Tinkham Mountain is located in the United States
Tinkham Mountain
Tinkham Mountain
Location in the United States
LocationFlathead County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeLewis Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount Stimson, MT
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 3

Tinkham Mountain (8,447 feet (2,575 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] This mountain's name was officially adopted in 1929 by the United States Board on Geographic Names to recognize Lieutenant Abiel W. Tinkham, the first white man to cross the Continental Divide at what would later become Glacier National Park.[4]

See also

Tinkham Mountain from Cutbank Pass

References

  1. 1 2 "Tinkham Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  2. "Tinkham Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  3. Mount Stimson, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  4. Decisions of the United States Geographic Board, Place Names, Glacier National Park, Mont., US Government Printing Office, March 6, 1929, page 17.


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