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Tinkham Mountain () is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. This mountain's name was officially adopted in 1929 by the
United States Board on Geographic Names
The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) is a federal body operating under the United States Secretary of the Interior. The purpose of the board is to establish and maintain uniform usage of geographic names throughout the federal governm ...
to recognize Lieutenant Abiel W. Tinkham, the first white man to cross the Continental Divide at what would later become Glacier National Park.Decisions of the United States Geographic Board, Place Names, Glacier National Park, Mont., US Government Printing Office, March 6, 1929, page 17.
See also
* Mountains and mountain ranges of Glacier National Park (U.S.)References
Mountains of Flathead County, Montana Tinkham Mountain Lewis Range Mountains of Montana {{FlatheadCountyMT-geo-stub