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Mountain in the American state of Montana

Great Northern Mountain
West aspect, seen from Hungry Horse Reservoir
Highest point
Elevation	8,705 ft (2,653 m)
Prominence	2,505 ft (764 m)
Parent peak	Mount Saint Nicholas (9,381 ft)
Isolation	11.12 mi (17.90 km)
Coordinates	48°20′04″N 113°46′19″W / 48.33450702°N 113.77195444°W / 48.33450702; -113.77195444
Naming
Etymology	Great Northern Railway
Geography
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Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Flathead
Protected area	Great Bear Wilderness
Parent range	Flathead Range Rocky Mountains
Topo map	USGS Mount Grant

Great Northern Mountain is a prominent 8,705-foot-elevation (2,653-meter) mountain summit located in Flathead County in the U.S. state of Montana. It is situated in the Flathead National Forest, in the Flathead Range, west of the Continental Divide. Great Northern Mountain is the highest point in the Great Bear Wilderness, and the nearest higher peak is Mount Saint Nicholas, 10.56 miles to the east-northeast in Glacier National Park. Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises 5,100 feet (1,600 meters) above Hungry Horse Reservoir in four miles, and the east aspect rises the same in five miles above the Middle Fork Flathead Valley. The Great Northern Railway is the namesake of the mountain, and the mountain is the namesake of the Great Northern Brewing Company.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, the mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. This climate supports the Stanton Glacier on the north slope. Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F. Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north into Stanton Creek, which is a tributary of Middle Fork Flathead River, and west slope drains to Hungry Horse Reservoir.

Gallery

Great Northern Mountain beyond Emery Bay of Hungry Horse Reservoir
Northeast aspect featuring Stanton Glacier
Great Northern Mountain beyond Stanton Lake
Great Northern Mountain to the left
Great Northern Mountain centered with Mount Grant to right
Stanton Glacier on Great Northern Mountain, aerial view, circa 1925
Stanton Glacier on Great Northern Mountain, aerial view, circa 1925
The ridgeline leading up to the summit of Great Northern Mountain

References

^ "Great Northern Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
^ "Great Northern Mountain - 8,705' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
^ "Great Northern Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
Ryan Newhouse, Montana Beer: A Guide to Breweries in Big Sky Country, 2013, Arcadia Publishing Incorporated, ISBN 9781625841070
Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.