Citadel Mountain

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Citadel Mountain
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Citadel Mountain in center with Dusty Star Mountain at left and Mount Jackson at right
Highest point
Elevation 9,035 ft (2,754 m)  NAVD 88 [1]
Prominence 2,150 ft (660 m) [1]
Parent peak Little Chief Mountain [1]
Coordinates 48°37′56″N113°39′18″W / 48.6321945°N 113.6551103°W / 48.6321945; -113.6551103 [2]
Geography
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Citadel Mountain
Location in Montana
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Citadel Mountain
Location in the United States
Location Glacier County, Montana, U.S.
Parent range Lewis Range
Topo map USGS Logan Pass
Climbing
First ascent 1939 by Dyson, Iverson and Lindsey [1]
Easiest route Strenuous hike, class 2 [3]

Citadel Mountain (9,035 feet or 2,754 meters) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. [4] The mountain is located at the western edge of Saint Mary Lake and is easily seen from the Going-to-the-Sun Road.

Little Chief Mountain, Blackfoot Mountain, and Citadel Mountain, viewed from Goat Mountain Photograph of Little Chief Mountain, Blackfoot Mountain, and Citadel Mountain from Goat Mountain. - NARA - 282360.tif
Little Chief Mountain, Blackfoot Mountain, and Citadel Mountain, viewed from Goat Mountain

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References

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  2. "Citadel Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2010-09-26.
  3. "Citadel Mountain". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  4. Logan Pass, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved June 7, 2018.