Little Chief Mountain

Little Chief Mountain
Little Chief Mountain, northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation9,546 ft (2,910 m)
Prominence1,781 ft (543 m)
Parent peakBlackfoot Mountain
ListingMountains in Glacier County, Montana
Coordinates48°38′41″N 113°35′42″W / 48.64472°N 113.59500°W / 48.64472; -113.59500
Geography
Little Chief Mountain
Location in Montana
Little Chief Mountain
Location in the United States
LocationGlacier County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeLewis Range
Topo map(s)USGS Rising Sun, MT
Climbing
First ascent1894 (Henry L. Stimson)

Little Chief Mountain (9,546 feet (2,910 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Little Chief Mountain is easily seen from the Going-to-the-Sun Road, rising to the south of Saint Mary Lake. Little Chief Mountain was named in 1887 by George Bird Grinnell for his friend, Frank North, U.S. Army. "Little Chief" was his Pawnee name, given to him by his Pawnee Scouts.