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Going-to-the-Sun Mountain
Going-to-the-Sun Mountain
Elevation	9,642 ft (2,938.9 m)
Location
Location	Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, USA
Range	Lewis Range
Coordinates	48°41′46″N 113°38′21″W / 48.69611°N 113.63917°W / 48.69611; -113.63917
Topo map	USGS Logan Pass
Climbing
First ascent	1907
Easiest route	Hike, scramble class 4

Going-to-the-Sun Mountain is located in Glacier National Park (U.S.) and rises dramatically above St. Mary valley just north of the Going-to-the-Sun Road. Numerous Blackfeet Indian legends are credited with the origins of the mountains' name. Used by the Blackfeet as a location for vision quests, it is one of the most accessible major mountain peaks in Glacier National Park. According to several sources, the actual Blackfeet name for the mountain is The-Face-of-Sour-Spirit-Who-Went-Back-to-The-Sun-After-His-Work-Was-Done Mountain, in explanation of the snowfields on the mountainside which, as viewed from the west, make the outline of a face.

Images of Going to the Sun Mountain

1917[1]   Road construction along the Going-to-the-Sun Road with Going to the Sun Mountain in background, 1932

External links

• "USGS Logan Pass Quad". TopoQuest. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=48.6910&lon=-113.6360&size=large. Retrieved 2008-06-29. 
• Peakbaggers. "Going-to-the-Sun Mountain, Montana". http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=4785. Retrieved 2006-05-08. 
• Summitpost. "Going-to-the-Sun Mountain". http://www.summitpost.org/show/mountain_link.pl/mountain_id/1220. Retrieved 2006-05-08. 

See also

• Mountains and mountain ranges in Glacier National Park (U.S.)

Notes

Further reading

• Edwards, J. Gordon (1991). A Climbers Guide to Glacier National Park. Falcon. ISBN 0-87842-177-7.