Mad Wolf Mountain

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Mad Wolf Mountain
East aspect from Highway 49
Highest point
Elevation8,341 ft (2,542 m)[1]
Prominence456 ft (139 m)[1]
Parent peakRed Mountain[1]
Coordinates48°34′04″N 113°22′07″W / 48.56778°N 113.36861°W / 48.56778; -113.36861[2]
Geography
Mad Wolf Mountain is located in Montana
Mad Wolf Mountain
Mad Wolf Mountain
Location in Montana
Mad Wolf Mountain is located in the United States
Mad Wolf Mountain
Mad Wolf Mountain
Location in the United States
LocationGlacier County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeLewis Range
Topo map(s)USGS Cut Bank Pass, MT

Mad Wolf Mountain is located in the Lewis Range of the Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] Mad Wolf Mountain is just west of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, and rises abruptly above the Great Plains. It stands at 8,341 feet, or 2,542 meters. A Blackfeet name for the mountain was Muk-sin-a', or "Angry Woman",[4] named for a Blackfeet woman who captured an enemy man attempting to steal horses.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Mad Wolf Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  2. ^ "Mad Wolf Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  3. ^ Kiowa, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  4. ^ Shultz, James Willard (1916). Blackfeet Tales of Glacier National Park. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. p. 108. ISBN 9780598564146.
  5. ^ Shultz, James Willard (1916). Blackfeet Tales of Glacier National Park. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. pp. 47–49. ISBN 9780598564146.



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