Mount Jackson (Montana)

Mount Jackson
Cloud cap over Mount Jackson
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°W / 48.60056; -113.72194Coordinates: 48°36′02″N 113°43′19″W / 48.60056°N 113.72194°W / 48.60056; -113.72194[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]

Mount Jackson with Jackson Glacier directly to the left of the mountain

Peak of Mount Jackson

See also

• Mountains and mountain ranges of Glacier National Park (U.S.)

Cited references

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Mount Jackson, Montana". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=4802. Retrieved 2010-08-29. 
2. ^ "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. 
3. ^ "Mount Jackson, Montana" (Map). TopoQuest (USGS Quad). http://www.topoquest.com/place-detail.php?id=772780. Retrieved 2010-08-29.