# Scenic Point > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Scenic_Point > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Scenic_Point.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scenic_Point > Source revision: 1355977194 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Mountain in the state of Montana}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Scenic Point | image = Scenic Point, at Two Medicine.jpg | image_caption = North aspect, from Two Medicine Road | elevation_ft = 7522 | elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger|pid=25935|title=Scenic Point, Montana|accessdate=2021-09-29}} | prominence_ft = 122 | prominence_ref = | isolation_mi = 1.92 | isolation_ref = {{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/27251|title=Scenic Point - 7,522' MT|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=2021-09-29}} | parent_peak = [Mount Henry](/source/Mount_Henry_(Montana)) (8,852 ft) | etymology = | location = [Glacier National Park](/source/Glacier_National_Park_(US))
[Glacier County](/source/Glacier_County%2C_Montana), [Montana](/source/Montana), U.S. | map = Montana#USA | map_caption = Location in Montana##Location in the United States | range = [Lewis Range](/source/Lewis_Range)
[Rocky Mountains](/source/Rocky_Mountains) | coordinates = {{coord|48.48476945|N|113.32216469|W|type:mountain_region:US-MT_scale:100000_source:gnis|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis|id=790109|name=Scenic Point|accessdate=2021-09-29}} | topo = [USGS](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey) ''Dancing Lady Mountain'' | first_ascent = | easiest_route = [hiking](/source/hiking) trail }} '''Scenic Point''' is a {{convert|7,522|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} mountain summit located in the [Two Medicine](/source/Two_Medicine) area of [Glacier National Park](/source/Glacier_National_Park_(US)), in [Glacier County](/source/Glacier_County%2C_Montana), [Montana](/source/Montana), United States. It is situated in the [Lewis Range](/source/Lewis_Range), six miles northwest of [East Glacier Park Village](/source/East_Glacier_Park_Village%2C_Montana), and approximately seven miles east of the [Continental Divide](/source/Continental_Divide_of_the_Americas), with precipitation [runoff](/source/Surface_runoff) from the mountain draining into the [Two Medicine River](/source/Two_Medicine_River) watershed. [Topographic relief](/source/Topographic_relief) is significant as the north aspect rises over {{convert|2,600|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above [Lower Two Medicine Lake](/source/Lower_Two_Medicine_Lake) in one mile. Access to the summit is via the [Continental Divide National Scenic Trail](/source/Continental_Divide_Trail) which traverses the upper slopes of this mountain. The trail to Scenic Point was constructed by the [Great Northern Railway](/source/Great_Northern_Railway_(U.S.)), and the summit once hosted a locomotive bell, a Swiss Alps tradition.Aaron Theisen, ''Day Hiking: Glacier National Park & Western Montana'', 2018, Mountaineers Books, {{ISBN|9781680510492}} The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1929 by the [United States Board on Geographic Names](/source/United_States_Board_on_Geographic_Names). == Geology == The mountains in Glacier National Park are composed of [sedimentary rock](/source/sedimentary_rock) laid down during the [Precambrian](/source/Precambrian) to [Jurassic](/source/Jurassic) periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the [Lewis Overthrust](/source/Lewis_Overthrust) fault pushed an enormous slab of [precambrian](/source/precambrian) rocks {{convert|3|mi|km|1|abbr=on}} thick, {{convert|50|mi|km}} wide and {{convert|160|mi|km}} long over younger rock of the [cretaceous](/source/cretaceous) period.{{cite journal|title=Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias|author=Gadd, Ben |year=2008}} == Climate == According to the [Köppen climate classification](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification) system, Scenic Point is located in an alpine [subarctic climate](/source/subarctic_climate) zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 |issue=5 |page=1633 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 |bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P |s2cid=9654551 | issn = 1027-5606|doi-access=free }} Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F. Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer. == Gallery ==
Scenic Point, east aspect.jpg|East aspect centered. Rising Wolf Mountain to right. File:LowerTwoMedicineLake-s01 (cropped).jpg|North aspect (centered) above Lower Two Medicine Lake File:Scenic Point, Glacier National Park.jpg|North aspect centered above Lower Two Medicine Lake File:Trail to Scenic Point.jpg|Scenic Point trail File:Two Medicine Lake from trail.jpg|Two Medicine Lake seen from the trail to Scenic Point File:Scenic Point summit view.jpg|Scenic Point summit view looking west, with Rising Wolf Mountain to right. File:Scenic Point, Two Medicine Road - March 31, 2011.jpg|Northwest aspect seen from Two Medicine Road File:Scenic Point seen from Spot Mountain.jpg|Scenic Point (centered) seen from [Spot Mountain](/source/Spot_Mountain) File:Scenic Point from Highway 49.jpg|Scenic Point from Highway 49 File:Scenic Point, GNP.jpg|Scenic Point rises above Lower Two Medicine Lake
==See also== {{stack|{{portal|Mountains|Montana}}}} * [Mountains and mountain ranges of Glacier National Park (U.S.)](/source/Mountains_and_mountain_ranges_of_Glacier_National_Park_(U.S.)) * [Geology of the Rocky Mountains](/source/Geology_of_the_Rocky_Mountains) ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == * Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5676581/United%20States/Montana/Glacier/Scenic%20Point Scenic Point] * Scenic Point trail: [http://www.hikinginglacier.com/scenic-point.htm Hikinginglacier.com] {{Geographic Location 2 | Center = Scenic Point | North = [Spot Mountain](/source/Spot_Mountain) | Northeast = [Lower Two Medicine Lake](/source/Lower_Two_Medicine_Lake) | East = [Blackfeet Indian Reservation](/source/Blackfeet_Indian_Reservation) | Southeast = [East Glacier Park Village](/source/East_Glacier_Park_Village%2C_Montana) | South = [Mount Henry](/source/Mount_Henry_(Montana)) | Southwest = [Appistoki Peak](/source/Appistoki_Peak) | WSW = [Sinopah Mountain](/source/Sinopah_Mountain) | West = [Two Medicine Lake](/source/Two_Medicine_Lake) | WNW = [Rising Wolf Mountain](/source/Rising_Wolf_Mountain) | Northwest = [Red Mountain](/source/Red_Mountain_(Glacier_County%2C_Montana)) }} Category:Mountains of Glacier County, Montana Category:Mountains of Glacier National Park (U.S.) Category:Lewis Range Category:Mountains of Montana Category:Two-thousanders of the United States --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Scenic Point](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scenic_Point) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scenic_Point?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.