Gunsight Mountain (Montana)

Gunsight Mountain
Gunsight Mountain at sunset
Highest point
Elevation9,263 ft (2,823 m)
Prominence2,312 ft (705 m)
Coordinates48°36′53″N 113°46′06″W / 48.61472°N 113.76833°W / 48.61472; -113.76833
Geography
Gunsight Mountain
Location in Montana
Gunsight Mountain
Location in the United States
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyFlathead
Protected areaGlacier National Park
Parent rangeLewis Range
Topo mapUSGS Lake McDonald East
Climbing
First ascentLyman Sperry (1905)

Gunsight Mountain (9,263 feet (2,823 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Gunsight Mountain is named after the adjacent Gunsight Pass, which was named by George Bird Grinnell in 1891.

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