Going-to-the-Sun Mountain

Going-to-the-Sun Mountain
Going-to-the-Sun Mountain
Highest point
Elevation9,647 ft (2,940 m)
Prominence1,892 ft (577 m)
Parent peakCracker Peak
ListingMountains in Glacier County
Coordinates48°41′27″N 113°38′11″W / 48.69083°N 113.63639°W / 48.69083; -113.63639
Geography
Going-to-the-Sun Mountain
Location in Montana
Going-to-the-Sun Mountain
Location in the United States
LocationGlacier National Park
Glacier County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeLewis Range
Topo mapUSGS Logan Pass
Climbing
First ascent1907
Easiest routeHike, scramble class 4

Going-to-the-Sun Mountain is a 9,647-foot (2,940 m) mountain peak located in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. It rises dramatically above St. Mary Valley just north of the Going-to-the-Sun Road. The mountain was named by James Willard Schultz in 1888.

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