Kintla Peak () is a

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in the

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of Glacier National Park in the

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. It is the tallest mountain in the Livingston Range and the third-tallest in the park. It is also the most northerly peak and land area in the

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above . The Agassiz Glacier lies below it to the southeast. Kintla Peak consists of ancient

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(

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) rock strata that are part of the

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.Alt, D.D. and Hyndman, D.W. 1986. Roadside geology of Montana. Mountain Press Publishing Co., Missoula, Montana, 427 p. . It is named after the Kintla Lakes, and the word "Kintla" originates from the

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word for "sack". Kootenai legend states that a man had apparently drowned in one of the lakes and likened the lake to a sack where "once you got in, you couldn't get out". Kintla Peak lies the remote northwest corner of the park and a hike of almost from the nearest road is required just to reach the base of the mountain. The peak is notable for its large rise above local terrain; the elevation of nearby Upper Kintla Lake is only . (Kintla Peak's northern neighbor Kinnerly Peak has an even more dramatic drop to Upper Kintla Lake.) This helps make Kintla "the most arduous climb in the northwest section of the park". The standard route is the Southeast Ridge Route, from the Agassiz Glacier basin. This route has a long approach and a large total vertical gain, and involves rock

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up to Class 4, in addition to some climbing on snow, depending on the season. Other routes include the East Ridge, West Face, and Upper North Face routes.

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Kintla Peak at summitpost
Mountains of Flathead County, Montana Mountains of Glacier National Park (U.S.) Mountains of Montana

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