Painted Tepee Peak

Painted Tepee Peak, or simply Painted Tepee (also Tipi[3] or Teepee[4]) is a mountain located in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana near the Two Medicine Pass.[5] The altitude of the highest point is 7,650 feet (2,332 m).[2][lower-alpha 1] The summit lies to the south of Two Medicine Lake, and is within view of Grizzly Mountain, Chief Lodgepole Peak, and Mount Rockwell.[2] The mountain lies along the Two Mountain Pass Trail.[3][7]

Painted Tepee Peak
Painted Tepee Peak, June 2017
Highest point
Elevation7,650 ft (2,330 m) [1]
Coordinates48°26′32″N 113°24′43″W [2]
Geography
Painted Tepee Peak
Topo mapUSGS Cut Bank Pass, MT

See also

Notes
  1. The US Geological Survey placed the altitude in 1908 at 7,600 feet (2,316 m)[6]

References
  1. Leftridge, Alan (2003). Glacier Day Hikes. Farcountry Press. p. 23. ISBN 9781560372486. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. "Painted Tepee Peak". summitpost.org. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. "Hiking Two Medicine". US National Park Service. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. Molvar, Erik (19 June 2012). Hiking Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks: A Guide to the Parks' Greatest Hiking Adventures. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 110. ISBN 9780762772537. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  5. Kratz, John (15 May 2017). Hiking Waterfalls in Montana: A Guide to the State's Best Waterfall Hikes. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 125. ISBN 9781493018956. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  6. Decisions of the United States Geographic Board. United States Geographic Board. 1908. p. 32. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  7. LaBossiere, Pierre. "Western Montana Getaways: Hiking the emptiness of Glacier at Chief Lodgepole Peak". Missoulian. Retrieved 2 August 2017.


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