Red Eagle Mountain

Red Eagle Mountain (8,881 feet (2,707 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] Red Eagle Mountain rises more than 4,000 ft (1,200 m) above Saint Mary Lake and is easily seen from the Going-to-the-Sun Road and the entrance to the park from the village of St. Mary, Montana as well as at Rising Sun. The mountain was named according to James Willard Schultz, "by his Indian wife in 1887, for her uncle, Red Eagle, who had saved their son's life with his prayers to the Sun".[4]

Red Eagle Mountain
Red Eagle Mountain below cloud from St. Mary, Montana
Highest point
Elevation8,881 ft (2,707 m)[1]
Prominence801 ft (244 m)[1]
Coordinates48°39′16″N 113°32′55″W[2]
Geography
Red Eagle Mountain
Location in Montana
Red Eagle Mountain
Location in the United States
LocationGlacier County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeLewis Range
Topo mapUSGS Rising Sun, MT

See also

References

  1. "Red Eagle Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  2. "Red Eagle Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  3. Rising Sun, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  4. "Historic Place Names". National Park Service. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
Red Eagle Mountain, north aspect from St. Mary Lake
Red Eagle to the left side


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