Jackson, Mount (Flathead County and Glacier County, Mont.)

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Name (Hebrew)
הר ג'קסון (מחוז פלטהד ומחוז גליישר, מונטנה)
Name (Latin)
Jackson, Mount (Flathead County and Glacier County, Mont.)
Other forms of name
Mount Jackson (Flathead County and Glacier County, Mont.)
Coordinates
-113.722 -113.722 48.6006 48.6006 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Mountains Montana
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q6921473
Library of congress: sh2011001524
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Map showing distribution of moraines and extent of glaciers from the mid-19th century to 1979 in the Mount Jackson area, Glacier National Park, Montana, 1988:map recto (Mount Jackson, Glacier National Park, Montana)
  • GNIS, Mar. 28, 2011(Mount Jackson, summit, Flathead and Glacier Counties, Mont.; 48°36ʹN 113°43ʹW)
Wikipedia description:

Mount Jackson (10,052 feet (3,064 m)) 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. Both the mountain and its namesake Jackson Glacier are easily seen from the Going-to-the-Sun Road. Harrison Glacier, the park's largest remaining glacier, is located on the mountain's southern flank. Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Jackson has an alpine climate characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and short, cool to mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

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