Mad Wolf Mountain

Mountain in United States of America

Mad Wolf Mountain

East aspect from Highway 49

Highest point
Elevation| 8,341 ft (2,542 m)[1]
Prominence| 456 ft (139 m)[1]
Parent peak| Red Mountain[1]
Coordinates| 48°34′04″N 113°22′07″W﻿ / ﻿48.56778°N 113.36861°W﻿ / 48.56778; -113.36861[2]
Geography

Mad Wolf Mountain

Location in Montana

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Mad Wolf Mountain

Location in the United States

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Location| Glacier County, Montana, U.S.
Parent range| Lewis 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]

## See also

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* List of mountains and mountain ranges of Glacier National Park (U.S.)

## 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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