Amphitheater Mountain () is located in the

Lewis Range The Lewis Range is a mountain range located in the Rocky Mountains of northern Montana, United States and extreme southern Alberta, Canada. It was formed as a result of the Lewis Overthrust, a geologic thrust fault resulted in the overlying of y ...

, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...

. Amphitheater Mountain is a descriptive name given to the peak because of its resemblance to the Greek

Amphitheater An amphitheatre (British English) or amphitheater (American English; both ) is an open-air venue used for entertainment, performances, and sports. The term derives from the ancient Greek ('), from ('), meaning "on both sides" or "around" and ...

. The mountain's

Blackfoot The Blackfoot Confederacy, ''Niitsitapi'' or ''Siksikaitsitapi'' (ᖹᐟᒧᐧᒣᑯ, meaning "the people" or " Blackfoot-speaking real people"), is a historic collective name for linguistically related groups that make up the Blackfoot or Bla ...

name is ''Three Horns'' or ''Niuóxkai-ozkina'' for a Blackfoot warrior who captured a Nez Perce woman as was able to live happily ever after. The mountain has also been named ''Whalen Mountain'' for a former park ranger.

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Mountains of Glacier County, Montana Mountains of Glacier National Park (U.S.) Lewis Range Mountains of Montana {{GlacierCountyMT-geo-stub

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