Mount Jackson (Montana)
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| Mount Jackson | |
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 Cloud cap over Mount Jackson |
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| Elevation | 10,052 ft (3,064 m) [1] |
| Prominence | 3,406 ft (1,038 m) [1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Flathead County, Montana, Glacier County, Montana, USA |
| Range | Lewis Range |
| Coordinates | 48°36′02″N 113°43′19″W / 48.60056°N 113.72194°WCoordinates: 48°36′02″N 113°43′19″W / 48.60056°N 113.72194°W[2] |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Jackson, MT |
Mount Jackson (10,052 feet (3,064 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] Mount Jackson is the fourth tallest mountain in Glacier National Park and it is situated on the Continental Divide. Both the mountain and its namesake Jackson Glacier are easily seen from the Going-to-the-Sun Road. On the southern flanks of Mount Jackson is Harrison Glacier, the largest remaining glacier in the park.[1]
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- ^ a b c "Mount Jackson, Montana". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=4802. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "Mount Jackson". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:772780. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "Mount Jackson, Montana" (Map). TopoQuest (USGS Quad). http://www.topoquest.com/place-detail.php?id=772780. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
