Picture of Divide Mountain (on the left) and Triple Divide Peak (sharp peak on the right in back)
Glacier National Park Montana
Looking from the Northeast to the Southwest |
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Picture of the Summit of Triple Divide Peak
Glacier National Park Montana |
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Height: 8011 feet
or 2442 meters
Latitude: 48 degrees 34' N
Longitude: 113 degrees 31' W |
Looking toward the southwest
from atop
Triple Divide Peak
in Glacier National Park |
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Outline of where the water runs off three ways |
The red arrow on the map is the approximate vantage point of the photographer in the above pictures.
The boundary between Glacier County and Flathead County is a portion of the Continental Divide that corresponds to the red dashed line on the photo above.
This map is from the U.S.G.S. and is called the Mount Stimson Quadrangle. This text, map and the above pictures are from Montana's Earth Science Picture of the Week |
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Picture of Triple Divide Peak, Glacier National Park, Montana from Golden Gate Photo. It is the small peak on the left side of the distant ridgeline. Saint Mary Lake is in the foreground. |
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100% of Triple Divide Peak is managed by the National Park Service |
Divide Mountain when viewing from the North,
then from the Northeast
then East;
all were taken from within the boundaries of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation |
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The Blackfeet Nation owns 25.89% of Divide Mountain,
the U.S. Forest Service manages 50.00%
and the National Park Service manages 24.11% |
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