Fusillade Mountain, Glacier National Park

Name: Fusillade Mountain
Address: Glacier National Park, United States

#76 among attractions in Glacier National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Fusillade Mountain is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Fusillade Mountain lies immediately north of Gunsight Lake at the western terminus of the St. Mary Valley and can be seen from the Going-to-the-Sun Road. The mountain was named by George Bird Grinnell in 1891, "as a satirical gesture at W. H. Seward and Henry L. Stimson for firing a futile volley at a group of goats on the side of this mountain". ()

Elevation: 8755 ftProminence: 679 ftCoordinates: 48°38'25"N, 113°43'23"W

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Fusillade Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sperry Glacier, Avalanche Lake, Gunsight Lake, Heavy Runner Mountain.

2.1 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Sperry Glacier, Glacier National Park
55 min walk • Sperry Glacier is a glacier on the north slopes of Gunsight Mountain west of the Continental Divide in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.
3.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Avalanche Lake, Glacier National Park
80 min walk • Avalanche Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Avalanche Lake is southwest of Bearhat Mountain and receives meltwater from Sperry Glacier.
1.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Gunsight Lake, Glacier National Park
30 min walk • Gunsight Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U.S. state of Montana. The lake is surrounded by high peaks including Fusillade Mountain to the north and Gunsight Mountain to the west.
2.9 miNE
Mountain
Heavy Runner Mountain, Glacier National Park
73 min walk • Heavy Runner Mountain is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The summit is a little over a mile east-northeast of Reynolds Mountain and is easily seen from the Going-to-the-Sun Road as well as Logan Pass.
2.8 miW
Mountain
Little Matterhorn, Glacier National Park
72 min walk • Little Matterhorn is a 7,886-foot elevation mountain summit located in the Lewis Range, of Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The nearest higher peak is Edwards Mountain, 0.9 miles to the south. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into creeks which empty into Lake McDonald.
2.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Hidden Lake, Glacier National Park
68 min walk • Hidden Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Hidden Lake is surrounded by numerous peaks, including Bearhat Mountain to the southwest, Dragons Tail to the south, Clements Mountain to the north, and Reynolds Mountain to the east.
2.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Reynolds Mountain, Glacier National Park
56 min walk • Reynolds Mountain is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Reynolds Mountain is situated along the Continental Divide and is easily seen from Logan Pass by looking due south from the pass.
2.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Jackson, Glacier National Park
71 min walk • Mount Jackson is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Mount Jackson is the fourth tallest mountain in Glacier National Park and it is situated on the Continental Divide.
3.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Ellen Wilson, Glacier National Park
79 min walk • Lake Ellen Wilson is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Lake Ellen Wilson is.25 miles upstream from Lincoln Lake but is more than 1,300 feet higher in elevation.
2.3 miW
Waterfall
Monument Falls, Glacier National Park
60 min walk • Monument Falls is a waterfall located in Glacier National Park, Montana, US. Monument Falls descends from meltwater off Sperry Glacier en route to Avalanche Lake. Numerous other waterfalls are located in the immediate area but they remain unnamed.
2.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bearhat Mountain, Glacier National Park
67 min walk • Bearhat Mountain is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Bearhat Mountain is immediately west of Hidden Lake. The mountain was named after a Kootenai Native American, and was officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names in 1932.