Great Northern Mountain is a prominent mountain summit located in Flathead County in the

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. It is situated in the

Flathead National Forest The Flathead National Forest is a national forest in the western part of the U.S. state of Montana. The forest lies primarily in Flathead County, south of Glacier National Park. The forest covers of which about is designated wilderness. It i ...

, in the

Flathead Range The Flathead Range is a mountain range of the Northern Rocky Mountains located southeast of Whitefish, Montana in the Great Bear Wilderness, part of the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex. It is west of the Rocky Mountain Front, east of the Swan Ra ...

, west of the

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. Great Northern Mountain is the highest point in the

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, and the nearest higher peak is Mount Saint Nicholas, 10.56 miles to the east-northeast in Glacier National Park.

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is significant as the west aspect rises above Hungry Horse Reservoir in four miles, and the east aspect rises the same in five miles above the Middle Fork Flathead Valley. The Great Northern Railway is the namesake of the mountain, and the mountain is the namesake of the

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Climate

According to the

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system, the mountain is located in an alpine

subarctic climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...

zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. This climate supports the Stanton Glacier on the north slope. Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F. Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer. Precipitation

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from the mountain drains north into Stanton Creek, which is a tributary of

Middle Fork Flathead River The Middle Fork Flathead River is a river in western Montana in the United States, forming the southwestern boundary of Glacier National Park. Its drainage basin lies to the east of the South Fork Flathead River and the Hungry Horse Reservoir. ...

, and west slope drains to Hungry Horse Reservoir.

Gallery

File:Emery Bay on Hungry Horse Reservoir, Great Northern Mountain.jpg, Great Northern Mountain beyond Emery Bay of Hungry Horse Reservoir File:Great Northern Mountain 2009.JPG, Northeast aspect featuring Stanton Glacier File:Great Northern behind Stanton Lake, Flathead NF (8200450623).jpg, Great Northern Mountain beyond Stanton Lake File:Boating on the Hungry Horse Reservoir (9394833045).jpg, Great Northern Mountain to the left File:Flathead Range.jpg, Great Northern Mountain centered with Mount Grant to right File:Montana - Glacier National Park - NARA - 23941999.jpg, Stanton Glacier on Great Northern Mountain, aerial view, circa 1925 File:Montana - Glacier National Park - NARA - 23941997.jpg, Stanton Glacier on Great Northern Mountain, aerial view, circa 1925

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* Great Northern Mountain
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Mountains of Flathead County, Montana Mountains of Montana North American 2000 m summits

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