Mount Carter (Montana)
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]
| Mount Carter | |
|---|---|
 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[2] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Thomas H. Carter[3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Carter Location in Montana  Mount Carter Location in the United States | |
| Location | Flathead County, Montana, U.S. |
| Parent range | Livingston Range |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Carter, MT |
References
- "Mount Carter, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- "Mount Carter". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 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.
Aerial view from the southwest, circa 1925
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