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Bearhat Mountain
Bearhat Mountain


Summer in GNP
Summer in GNP


Summer in GNP
Summer in GNP







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View Up the West Ridge
View Down the West Ridge
East Sheafman from West Sheafman's Summit


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Mount Saint Nicholas
 


Mount Saint Nicholas
 


Sun Rising on Longfellow Peak
 

The winter doldrums are officially here in Northwestern Montana near Glacier National Park.

Many of the locals escape for a few days or for a week of sun to the warm(er) weather of Arizona or Mexico. Others languish inside the confines of their homes eagerly anticipating the arrival of the spring robins which indicate that winter is soon to loosen its grasp on the hills and mountains.

With few options for activities that do not include dealing with temperatures below the freezing mark others venture out into Montana’s winter wonderland and discover an untapped wilderness that has unique opportunities and challenges as well as beautiful scenery clothed with sugary-white snow.

After weeks of making and breaking plans montanarendonk and I headed up to snowshoe to the Snyder Lakes Basin in Glacier National Park. We were considering this outing as a pre-trip equipment test for the more strenuous trip of climbing to the Mount Brown Lookout later in the season.

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Mount Aeneas - Winter Route


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The Highline Trail

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The winter doldrums are officially here in Northwestern Montana near Glacier National Park.

Many of the locals escape for a few days or for a week of sun to the warm(er) weather of Arizona or Mexico. Others languish inside the confines of their homes eagerly anticipating the arrival of the spring robins which indicate that winter is soon to loosen its grasp on the hills and mountains. With few options for activities that do not include dealing with temperatures below the freezing mark others venture out into Montana’s winter wonderland and discover an untapped wilderness that has unique opportunities and challenges as well as beautiful scenery clothed with sugary white snow.

After weeks of making and breaking plans montanadonk and I headed up to snowshoe to the Snyder Lakes Basin in Glacier National Park. After a quick breakfast and hastily shuffling my youngest to elementary school we headed up to Glacier National Park. In the valley there were a few blue patches of sky a rare occurrence in the usually inversion packed gray cloudy days of winter in Northwestern Montana. As usual we hope for the best with regards to weather and winter outings and today would be no different.

We were considering a pre-trip for climbing to the Mount Brown Lookout later in the season.

Red Tape and Other Important Details:

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RankSummit NameElevation in FeetLookout on Summit Rank Summit Name Elevation in Feet Lookout on Summit
1 McGuire Mountain 6991 Yes 43 Pleasant Valley Mountain 5690 No
2 Sutton Mountain 6872 No 44 Lion Mountain 5685 No
3 Murr Peak 6763 No
4 Blacktail Mountain 6757 Yes 46 Skillet Mountain 5650 No
5 Meadow Peak 6709 Yes 46 Ketowke Mountain 5635 No
6 Lydia Mountain 6703 No 48 Beartrap Mountain 5624 Yes
7 Little Sutton Mountain 6654 No 49 Martin Divide 5604 Yes
8 Elk Mountain 6587 Yes 50 Satire Mountain 5595 Yes
9 Elk Divide 6581 Yes 51 Mineral Mountain 5588 No
10 Calx Mountain 6550 Yes 52 Paul Mountain 5553 No
11 Pinehill 6410 Yes 53 Wolf Peak 5553 Yes
12 Mount Swaney 6349 Yes 54 Sunday Mountain 5485 Yes
13 Bold Peak 6339 Yes 55 Grubb Mountain 5455 No
14 Pinkham Mountain 6322 Yes 56 Hornet Ridge 5452 Yes
15 Bar Z Peak 6304 Yes 57 Helmer Mountain 5438 No
16 Ashley Mountain 6297 Yes 58 Boorman Peak 5432 No
17 Haskill Mountain 6290 Yes 59 Sugarloaf Mountain 5432 Yes
18 Castle Rock 6242 Yes 60 Cripple Horse Mountain 5422 No
19 Warex Peak 6242 Yes 61 Adams Mountain 5380 No
20 McGovern Mountain 6235 Yes 62 Snell Mountain 5341 No
21 Sheppard Mountain 6216 No 63 Tally Mountain 5325 No
22 Mount Conner 6211 No 64 Keith Mountain 5300 No
23 Inch Mountain 6210 No 65 Hog Heaven 5277 Yes
24 Dunsire Point 6181 No 66 McGregor Peak 5213 Yes
25 Fox Mountain 6163 No 67 Swamp Mountain 4993 Yes
26 Ingalls Mountain 6125 Yes 68 Horse Hill 4963 Yes
27 Kerr Mountain 6121 Yes 69 Riverview Mountain 4941 Yes
28 Wolf Mountain 6104 No 70 Baldy Mountain 4868 No
29 Davis Mountain 6051 Yes 71 Edna Mountain 4605 Yes
30 Huckleberry Mountain 6045 No 72 Surprise Hill 4550 Yes
31 Sanders Mountain 6019 Yes 73 Virginia Hill 4528 Yes
32 Johnson Peak 6009 Yes 74 Redemption Hill 4445 No
33 Richards Mountain 6005 Yes 75 Hubbard Mountain 4351 Yes
34 Boundary Mountain 5955 Yes 76 Pilot Knob 4272 Yes
35 Warland Peak 5950 Yes 77 Lightening Peak 4124 Yes
36 Reid Divide 5928 Yes 78 Black Butte 4064 Yes
37 Ellsworth Mountain 5917 No 79 Ant Hill 3845 Yes
38 Teepee Mountain 5850 No 80 Roberts 3790 Yes
39 Stenerson Mountain 5828 No 81 Mount Johns Angel 3670 No
40 Mount Sterling 5774 No 82 Gopher Hill 3523 Yes
41 Weigel Mountain 5765 Yes 83 Angel Point 3000 Yes
42 Dunn Peak 5762 No 84 Mountain Meadow ???? Yes
43 Sheep Mountain 5761 Yes