Mount Carter (Montana)
Mount Carter | |
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![]() Northwest aspect, centered (1969) | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 9,848 ft (3,002 m)[1] |
Prominence | 803 ft (245 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Rainbow Peak[1] |
Coordinates | 48°53′32″N 114°04′39″W / 48.89222°N 114.07750°WCoordinates: 48°53′32″N 114°04′39″W / 48.89222°N 114.07750°W[2] |
Naming | |
Etymology | Thomas H. Carter[3] |
Geography | |
![]() ![]() Mount Carter Location in Montana | |
Location | Flathead County, Montana, U.S. |
Parent range | Livingston Range |
Topo map | USGS Mount Carter, MT |
Mount Carter (9,848 feet (3,002 m)) is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[4] Rainbow Glacier is just south of Mount Carter while Weasel Collar Glacier is immediately northeast. Mount Carter is the tenth tallest peak in Glacier National Park.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Mount Carter, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "Mount Carter". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ Michael P. Malone, Richard B. Roeder, William L. Lang, Montana : a history of two centuries, 1991, University of Washington Press, ISBN 0295971290
- ^ Mount Carter, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved June 4, 2018.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Montana_-_Glacier_National_Park_-_NARA_-_23942025.jpg/400px-Montana_-_Glacier_National_Park_-_NARA_-_23942025.jpg)
Aerial view from the southwest, circa 1925
Categories:
- Livingston Range
- Mountains of Flathead County, Montana
- Mountains of Glacier National Park (U.S.)
- Mountains of Montana
- Flathead County, Montana geography stubs