Tinkham Mountain

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Tinkham Mountain
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East aspect, from Cutbank Pass
(Scars from 2015 Thompson Fire visible)
Highest point
Elevation 8,447 ft (2,575 m) [1]
Prominence 1,082 ft (330 m) [1]
Coordinates 48°31′30″N113°30′23″W / 48.52500°N 113.50639°W / 48.52500; -113.50639 Coordinates: 48°31′30″N113°30′23″W / 48.52500°N 113.50639°W / 48.52500; -113.50639 [2]
Naming
Etymology Abiel W. Tinkham
Geography
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Tinkham Mountain
Location in Montana
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Tinkham Mountain
Location in the United States
Location Flathead County, Montana, U.S.
Parent range Lewis Range
Topo map USGS Mount Stimson, MT
Climbing
Easiest route class 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 Hiker at Cutbank Pass panorama.jpg
Tinkham Mountain from Cutbank Pass

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tinkham Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  2. "Tinkham Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . 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.