Flinsch Peak
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Flinsch Peak is located in the Lewis Range
, Glacier National Park
in the U.S. state
of Montana
. It is 2.3 miles (3.7 km) west of Rising Wolf Mountain
and straddles the Continental Divide. Viewed from Oldman Lake
, the summit has a distinctive horn shape. Young Man Lake
is immediately east of the peak.
Lewis Range
The Lewis Range is a mountain range located in the Rocky Mountains of northern Montana, U.S. and extreme southern Alberta, Canada. Formed by the Lewis Overthrust beginning 170 million years ago, an enormous slab of Precambrian rocks 3 miles thick, wide and long faulted and slid over newer...
, Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park (US)
While exploring the Marias River in 1806, the Lewis and Clark Expedition came within of the area that is now the park. A series of explorations after 1850 helped to shape the understanding of the area that later became the park...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
. It is 2.3 miles (3.7 km) west of Rising Wolf Mountain
Rising Wolf Mountain
Rising Wolf Mountain is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana The peak is in the southeastern section of the park and rises dramatically above the Two Medicine region and more than above Two Medicine Lake immediately to the south...
and straddles the Continental Divide. Viewed from Oldman Lake
Oldman Lake
Oldman Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Oldman Lake is immediately east of Mount Morgan and north of Flinsch Peak. Oldman Lake is a hike from the Two Medicine Store....
, the summit has a distinctive horn shape. Young Man Lake
Young Man Lake
Young Man Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Young Man Lake is in a cirque immediately east of Flinsch Peak. A series of waterfalls carries waters from the lake to nearby Boy Lake....
is immediately east of the peak.