Bearhat Mountain
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Bearhat Mountain
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Summer in GNP
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Summer in GNP
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Summer in GNP
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Summer in GNP
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View Down the West Ridge
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Mount Saint Nicholas
 
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Mount Saint Nicholas
 
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Sun Rising on Longfellow Peak
 
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The winter doldrums are officially here in Northwestern Montana near Glacier National Park.
Many of the locals escape for a few days or for a week of sun to the warm(er) weather of Arizona or Mexico. Others languish inside the confines of their homes eagerly anticipating the arrival of the spring robins which indicate that winter is soon to loosen its grasp on the hills and mountains.
With few options for activities that do not include dealing with temperatures below the freezing mark others venture out into Montana’s winter wonderland and discover an untapped wilderness that has unique opportunities and challenges as well as beautiful scenery clothed with sugary-white snow.
After weeks of making and breaking plans montanarendonk and I headed up to snowshoe to the Snyder Lakes Basin in Glacier National Park. We were considering this outing as a pre-trip equipment test for the more strenuous trip of climbing to the Mount Brown Lookout later in the season.
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Mount Aeneas - Winter Route
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The winter doldrums are officially here in Northwestern Montana near Glacier National Park.
Many of the locals escape for a few days or for a week of sun to the warm(er) weather of Arizona or Mexico. Others languish inside the confines of their homes eagerly anticipating the arrival of the spring robins which indicate that winter is soon to loosen its grasp on the hills and mountains. With few options for activities that do not include dealing with temperatures below the freezing mark others venture out into Montana’s winter wonderland and discover an untapped wilderness that has unique opportunities and challenges as well as beautiful scenery clothed with sugary white snow.
After weeks of making and breaking plans montanadonk and I headed up to snowshoe to the Snyder Lakes Basin in Glacier National Park. After a quick breakfast and hastily shuffling my youngest to elementary school we headed up to Glacier National Park. In the valley there were a few blue patches of sky a rare occurrence in the usually inversion packed gray cloudy days of winter in Northwestern Montana. As usual we hope for the best with regards to weather and winter outings and today would be no different.
We were considering a pre-trip for climbing to the Mount Brown Lookout later in the season.
Red Tape and Other Important Details:
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Rank | Summit Name | Elevation in Feet | Lookout on Summit | | Rank | Summit Name | Elevation in Feet | Lookout on Summit
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1 | McGuire Mountain | 6991 | Yes | | 43 | Pleasant Valley Mountain | 5690 | No |
2 | Sutton Mountain | 6872 | No | | 44 | Lion Mountain | 5685 | No |
3 | Murr Peak | 6763 | No | |
4 | Blacktail Mountain | 6757 | Yes | | 46 | Skillet Mountain | 5650 | No |
5 | Meadow Peak | 6709 | Yes | | 46 | Ketowke Mountain | 5635 | No |
6 | Lydia Mountain | 6703 | No | | 48 | Beartrap Mountain | 5624 | Yes |
7 | Little Sutton Mountain | 6654 | No | | 49 | Martin Divide | 5604 | Yes |
8 | Elk Mountain | 6587 | Yes | | 50 | Satire Mountain | 5595 | Yes |
9 | Elk Divide | 6581 | Yes | | 51 | Mineral Mountain | 5588 | No |
10 | Calx Mountain | 6550 | Yes | | 52 | Paul Mountain | 5553 | No |
11 | Pinehill | 6410 | Yes | | 53 | Wolf Peak | 5553 | Yes |
12 | Mount Swaney | 6349 | Yes | | 54 | Sunday Mountain | 5485 | Yes |
13 | Bold Peak | 6339 | Yes | | 55 | Grubb Mountain | 5455 | No |
14 | Pinkham Mountain | 6322 | Yes | | 56 | Hornet Ridge | 5452 | Yes |
15 | Bar Z Peak | 6304 | Yes | | 57 | Helmer Mountain | 5438 | No |
16 | Ashley Mountain | 6297 | Yes | | 58 | Boorman Peak | 5432 | No |
17 | Haskill Mountain | 6290 | Yes | | 59 | Sugarloaf Mountain | 5432 | Yes |
18 | Castle Rock | 6242 | Yes | | 60 | Cripple Horse Mountain | 5422 | No |
19 | Warex Peak | 6242 | Yes | | 61 | Adams Mountain | 5380 | No |
20 | McGovern Mountain | 6235 | Yes | | 62 | Snell Mountain | 5341 | No |
21 | Sheppard Mountain | 6216 | No | | 63 | Tally Mountain | 5325 | No |
22 | Mount Conner | 6211 | No | | 64 | Keith Mountain | 5300 | No |
23 | Inch Mountain | 6210 | No | | 65 | Hog Heaven | 5277 | Yes |
24 | Dunsire Point | 6181 | No | | 66 | McGregor Peak | 5213 | Yes |
25 | Fox Mountain | 6163 | No | | 67 | Swamp Mountain | 4993 | Yes |
26 | Ingalls Mountain | 6125 | Yes | | 68 | Horse Hill | 4963 | Yes |
27 | Kerr Mountain | 6121 | Yes | | 69 | Riverview Mountain | 4941 | Yes |
28 | Wolf Mountain | 6104 | No | | 70 | Baldy Mountain | 4868 | No |
29 | Davis Mountain | 6051 | Yes | | 71 | Edna Mountain | 4605 | Yes |
30 | Huckleberry Mountain | 6045 | No | | 72 | Surprise Hill | 4550 | Yes |
31 | Sanders Mountain | 6019 | Yes | | 73 | Virginia Hill | 4528 | Yes |
32 | Johnson Peak | 6009 | Yes | | 74 | Redemption Hill | 4445 | No |
33 | Richards Mountain | 6005 | Yes | | 75 | Hubbard Mountain | 4351 | Yes |
34 | Boundary Mountain | 5955 | Yes | | 76 | Pilot Knob | 4272 | Yes |
35 | Warland Peak | 5950 | Yes | | 77 | Lightening Peak | 4124 | Yes |
36 | Reid Divide | 5928 | Yes | | 78 | Black Butte | 4064 | Yes |
37 | Ellsworth Mountain | 5917 | No | | 79 | Ant Hill | 3845 | Yes |
38 | Teepee Mountain | 5850 | No | | 80 | Roberts | 3790 | Yes |
39 | Stenerson Mountain | 5828 | No | | 81 | Mount Johns Angel | 3670 | No |
40 | Mount Sterling | 5774 | No | | 82 | Gopher Hill | 3523 | Yes |
41 | Weigel Mountain | 5765 | Yes | | 83 | Angel Point | 3000 | Yes |
42 | Dunn Peak | 5762 | No | | 84 | Mountain Meadow | ???? | Yes |
43 | Sheep Mountain | 5761 | Yes | |
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