Kintla Peak

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title: "Kintla Peak" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountains-of-flathead-county,-montana", "mountains-of-glacier-national-park-(u.s.)", "mountains-of-montana"] description: "Mountain in Montana, United States" topic_path: "general/mountains-of-flathead-county-montana" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kintla_Peak" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Mountain in Montana, United States ::

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Field	Value
name	Kintla Peak
photo	Agassiz Glacier 2005.jpg
photo_caption	Kintla Peak at right above Agassiz Glacier
elevation_ft	10106
elevation_ref
prominence_ft	4401
prominence_ref
range	Livingston Range
parent_peak	Mount Cleveland
location	Flathead County, Montana, U.S.
map	Montana#USA
relief	1
map_caption	Location in Montana##Location in the United States
coordinates
topo	USGS Kintla Peak, MT
age	Precambrian (Mesoproterozoic)
easiest_route	Scramble (Class 3/4), often some snow
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| name = Kintla Peak | photo = Agassiz Glacier 2005.jpg | photo_caption = Kintla Peak at right above Agassiz Glacier | elevation_ft = 10106 | elevation_ref = | prominence_ft = 4401 | prominence_ref = | range = Livingston Range | parent_peak = Mount Cleveland | location = Flathead County, Montana, U.S. | map = Montana#USA | relief = 1 | map_caption = Location in Montana##Location in the United States | coordinates = | topo = USGS Kintla Peak, MT | type = | age = Precambrian (Mesoproterozoic) | first_ascent = | easiest_route = Scramble (Class 3/4), often some snow Kintla Peak (10106 ft) is a pyramidal peak in the Livingston Range of Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. 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 contiguous United States above 10000 ft. The Agassiz Glacier lies below it to the southeast.

Kintla Peak consists of ancient Precambrian (Mesoproterozoic) rock strata that are part of the Belt Supergroup. It is named after the Kintla Lakes, and the word "Kintla" originates from the Kootenai 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 15 mi 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 4370 ft. (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 scrambling 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.

Climate

|location = Kintla Peak 48.9414N, 114.1782 W, Elevation: 9288 ft (1991–2020 normals) |single line = y

|Jan high F = 21.5 |Feb high F = 21.1 |Mar high F = 25.0 |Apr high F = 29.6 |May high F = 38.9 |Jun high F = 46.5 |Jul high F = 57.1 |Aug high F = 57.8 |Sep high F = 50.0 |Oct high F = 36.8 |Nov high F = 25.0 |Dec high F = 20.2

|Jan mean F = 15.4 |Feb mean F = 13.6 |Mar mean F = 16.1 |Apr mean F = 20.6 |May mean F = 29.3 |Jun mean F = 36.1 |Jul mean F = 45.5 |Aug mean F = 45.6 |Sep mean F = 38.4 |Oct mean F = 27.8 |Nov mean F = 19.1 |Dec mean F = 14.4

|Jan low F = 9.2 |Feb low F = 6.1 |Mar low F = 7.3 |Apr low F = 11.6 |May low F = 19.7 |Jun low F = 25.8 |Jul low F = 33.9 |Aug low F = 33.3 |Sep low F = 26.8 |Oct low F = 18.7 |Nov low F = 13.2 |Dec low F = 8.7

|precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 12.24 |Feb precipitation inch = 8.34 |Mar precipitation inch = 9.34 |Apr precipitation inch = 6.88 |May precipitation inch = 6.20 |Jun precipitation inch = 7.26 |Jul precipitation inch = 2.39 |Aug precipitation inch = 2.31 |Sep precipitation inch = 4.21 |Oct precipitation inch = 6.61 |Nov precipitation inch = 10.05 |Dec precipitation inch = 11.54

|source=PRISM Climate Group{{cite web |url= http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ |title= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University |publisher= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University |access-date= October 16, 2023 |quote= To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.}}

References

| publisher=Falcon Press|date=January 1, 1991|location=Guilford CT|page=89|isbn=0-87842-177-7}} | author = Gildart, Bert | publisher = Farcountry Press | year = 1990 | isbn = 9780938314387 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=wGQg3AyDMjEC&q=kintla+formation&pg=PA12 | accessdate = January 1, 2015}} | author1 = Arguimbau, Ellie | author2 = Baumler, Ellen | author3 = Porsild, Ellen |author4 = Shovers, Brian | publisher = Montana Historical Society | year = 2009 | isbn = 9780975919613 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=08rAI9NEbcYC&q=kintla+peak+sack&pg=PA142 | accessdate = January 1, 2015}} | url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=48.94386&lon=-114.17125&datum=nad83&zoom=4|accessdate=October 5, 2014}}

References

1. "Kintla Peak, Montana".
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3. Alt, D.D. and Hyndman, D.W. 1986. Roadside geology of Montana. Mountain Press Publishing Co., Missoula, Montana, 427 p. {{ISBN. 0-87842-202-1.

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