Mahtotopa Mountain, Glacier National Park

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

#114 among attractions in Glacier National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Mahtotopa Mountain, Glacier National Park

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Mahtotopa Mountain is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Mahtotopa Mountain rises to the south above Saint Mary Lake midway between Red Eagle Mountain and Little Chief Mountain and can be easily seen from the Going-to-the-Sun Road to the southwest of Rising Sun. Originally named Four Bears Mountain by George Bird Grinnell in 1885, the name was changed in 1932 to Mahtotopa. Mahtotopa is an incorrect spelling of "Mato-tope", the Mandan chief known as Four Bears. Mato-tope was a grandfather of Joe Kipp, a hunting companion of Grinnell. ()

Elevation: 8677 ftProminence: 417 ftCoordinates: 48°39'6"N, 113°34'8"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Rising Sun Auto Camp, Kakitos Mountain, Roes Creek Campground Camptender's Cabin, Little Chief.

3.8 miNE
Rustic architecture
Rising Sun Auto Camp, Glacier National Park
98 min walk • The Rising Sun Auto Camp, also known as the Roes Creek Auto Camp, East Glacier Auto Camp or simply Rising Sun preserves a portion of the built-up area of Glacier National Park that documents the second phase of tourist development in the park.
3.9 miE
Mountain
Kakitos Mountain, Glacier National Park
99 min walk • Kakitos Mountain is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Kakitos Mountain is 1.63 miles north of Medicine Owl Peak. Kakitos is the Blackfoot word for "star".
3.7 miNE
Rustic architecture
Roes Creek Campground Camptender's Cabin, Glacier National Park
94 min walk • The Roes Creek Campground Camptender's Cabin, also known as the Rising Sun Campground Ranger Cabin, in Glacier National Park is an example of the National Park Service Rustic style.
3.4 miNE
Ship
Little Chief, Glacier National Park
86 min walk • Little Chief is a 1926 boat plying Saint Mary Lake, renamed from Rising Wolf in 1990 after a major restoration. It is a 45 feet long boat which is 12 feet wide, made of planked cedar on an oak frame. Its stem and keel are made of fir and it has a steel stem band.
1.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Little Chief Mountain, Glacier National Park
33 min walk • Little Chief Mountain is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Little Chief Mountain is easily seen from the Going-to-the-Sun Road, rising to the south of Saint Mary Lake.
2.4 miNE
Sizable lake with abundant wildlife
Saint Mary Lake, Glacier National Park
62 min walk • Saint Mary Lake is the second-largest lake in Glacier National Park, in the U.S. state of Montana. Located on the east side of the park, Going-to-the-Sun Road parallels the lake along its north shore.
4.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Going-to-the-Sun Mountain, Glacier National Park
105 min walk • Going-to-the-Sun Mountain is a 9,647-foot 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.
4.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Logan Glacier, Glacier National Park
115 min walk • Logan Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated in a cirque to the northeast of Mount Logan. Just east of the Continental Divide, Logan Glacier is northwest of Red Eagle Glacier.
4.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Red Eagle Glacier, Glacier National Park
119 min walk • Red Eagle Glacier is a glacier remnant in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacieret is a hanging glacier located on the north slope of Clyde Peak, and to the southeast of Mount Logan and Logan Glacier.
0.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Red Eagle Mountain, Glacier National Park
24 min walk • Red Eagle Mountain is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Red Eagle Mountain rises more than 4,000 ft above Saint Mary Lake and is easily seen from the Going-to-the-Sun Road and the entrance to the park from the village of St.
0.8 miE
Mountain
Dusty Star Mountain, Glacier National Park
20 min walk • Dusty Star Mountain is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Connected by an arête to Citadel Mountain to the south, Dusty Star Mountain lies to the south and across the Saint Mary Valley from Going-to-the-Sun Mountain.