| Elevation | 9277 ft |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 2192 ft |
| Location | Flathead County, Montana, Glacier County, Montana, U.S. |
| Range | Lewis Range |
| Coordinates | 48°26′36″N 113°27′04″W |
| Topo | USGS Mount Rockwell, MT |
Mount Rockwell (9,277 feet (2,828 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[1][2] Mount Rockwell is situated along the Continental Divide and Aurice Lake is just west of the peak. A Blackfeet name for the mountain is "Rising Bull Mountain."[3] It was named for a Blackfeet chief who, after staying with the Flathead people of his wife for a number of winters, was appointed one of their chiefs for his bravery and his kind and generous nature.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ Mount Rockwell, MT. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ Shultz, James Willard (1916). Blackfeet Tales of Glacier National Park. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. pp. 7–8. ISBN 9780598564146.