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Chief Mountain is a prominent landmark in Southern Alberta, Canada as well as in Northern Montana in the United States. The mountain is located almost directly on the U.S.A/Canada border but the summit itself is in Glacier National Park, Montana. Because of its high visibility, it was one of the first mountains in the area to ever be placed on a map. Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th) Land 642,317 km² Water 19,531 km² (2. ...
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State nickname: Treasure State Other U.S. States Capital Helena Largest city Billings Governor Brian Schweitzer (D) Official languages English Area 381,156 km² (4th) - Land 377,295 km² - Water 3,862 km² (1%) Population (2000) - Population 902,195 (44th) - Density 2. ...
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Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th) Land 642,317 km² Water 19,531 km² (2. ...
State nickname: Treasure State Other U.S. States Capital Helena Largest city Billings Governor Brian Schweitzer (D) Official languages English Area 381,156 km² (4th) - Land 377,295 km² - Water 3,862 km² (1%) Population (2000) - Population 902,195 (44th) - Density 2. ...
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Brief Overview Besides being a unique and spectacular peak when viewed from the east, Chief Mountain is also an excellent example of a klippe or isolated erosional remnant of an overthrust. This mountain is perhaps the most visible evidence of the much studied and documented Lewis Overthrust. The mountain consists mainly of Precambrian limestone thrust over the top of Cretaceous shale resulting in the anomaly of having some of the oldest rocks on earth sitting on top of some of the youngest. The Precambrian or Cryptozoic is the period of the geologic timescale from the formation of Earth (around 4500 million years before the present [BP]) to the evolution of abundant macroscopic hard-shelled fossils, which marked the beginning of the Cambrian, some 542 million years BP. Remarkably little is known about...
The Cretaceous period is one of the major divisions of the geologic timescale, reaching from the end of the Jurassic period (about 146 MYA) to the beginning of the Paleocene epoch of the Tertiary period (65. ...
The native people of the Blackfoot tribe and the related Blood tribe of Southern Alberta regard the mountain as a sacred place. Early Indian legends about the mountain involve braves ascending the peak and staying on the top in their "medicine vision" ritual. The most popular of these legends involves a Flathead brave who risked not only the long journey from the west, but also discovery by Blackfeet who were not on friendly terms with the Flatheads. He is said to have carried with him to the top a bison skull that he used as a pillow during his stay. The first white men to climb the mountain in 1892 discovered a weathered bison skull on the summit. Bear Bull The Blackfoot Confederacy is the collective name of three First Nations in Alberta and one Native American tribe in Montana. ...
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A ritual is a formalised, predetermined set of symbolic actions generally performed in a particular environment at a regular, recurring interval. ...
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation are the Bitterroot Salish, Kootenai and Pend dOreilles Tribes. ...
Species B. bison B. bonasus B. priscus Bison is a taxonomic genus containing six species of large even-toed ungulates within the subfamily Bovinae. ...
1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Names Chief Mountain may have first appeared as King Mountain on maps published in England circa 1795. Meriwether Lewis observed the mountain on the Lewis and Clark Expedition and called it Tower Mountain. In 1854, a state survey referred to the mountain as The Chief or King Mountain. Some early German geographers dubbed it as Kaiser Peak. 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
Meriwether Lewis, portrait by Charles Willson Peale Meriwether Lewis (August 18, 1774 – October 11, 1809) was an American explorer, soldier, and public administrator; he is best known for his role as the leader of the Corps of Discovery. ...
The Lewis and Clark expedition (1804–1806) was the first United States overland expedition to the Pacific coast and back. ...
1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
The present day name of the mountain is appropriately taken from the original Blackfoot indian names of Old Chief or The Mountain-of-the-Chief. Bear Bull The Blackfoot Confederacy is the collective name of three First Nations in Alberta and one Native American tribe in Montana. ...
Measurement 1500 feet from base to top.
Access Access is best between June and September and sometimes into October, depending on the amount of snow. June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ...
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- The easiest access to the mountain crosses Blackfoot land and is subject to tribal regulations.
- The best access to the south and southeast side of the mountain is via an old road up Otatso Creek. This road gradually deteriorates toward Glacier Park and a 4-wheel drive is recommended to get very far. The road leaves the west side of Chief Mountain Highway about 4.5 miles northwest from the junction with Highway 89. Drive as far as possible or to a good starting point, then proceed cross country on foot to the mountain.
- Access to the north and northeast side of the mountain is easiest via the "Humble Approach". A road constructed during drilling by Humble Oil leaves the west side of Chief Mountain Highway about 10 miles from the junction with Highway 89. Follow this road to its end, climb to the top of the ridge to the right to a trail leading above timberline.
- Access to the west side of the mountain from within Glacier National Park is also possible, but this is the long hard way to get to the peak. The mountain can be reached by cross country travel from Gable Pass which is reached by trail either via Lee Ridge, or from the Belly River Ranger Station. This approach involves 17 to 20 miles round trip.
Climbing routes Southwest Slope Route: Class 2 and 3 except for a short Class 4 pitch on the summit ridge. From the south side of the mountain, the broad west slopes are climbed to a deep narrow notch near the north end of the summit ridge. This notch is passed through to the east side from where the summit ridge is easily attained. The way along the top to the summit is without difficulty except for a 9 or ten foot deep notch with much exposure that must be crossed. This is the Class 4 pitch.
West Slope Route: Class 2 and 3 except for a short Class 4 pitch on the summit ridge. This route is reached from the north side of the mountain and climbs the more western slopes directly to the deep notch in near the north end of the summit ridge. From there, the route is the same as the Southwest Slope Route. Trip Report
Solid North Ridge Route: Class 3 except for the short Class 4 pitch on the summit ridge. This route climbs the north ridge almost to the summit ridge. A Class 4 pitch does in fact lead to the summit ridge, or one can bypass it to the south and join the West Slope Route.
Southern East Face Route: Class 4 or 5, the route used by the Stimson party in 1892. The route climbs almost directly up the southern part of the east face, entering a chimney above the prominent shelf about half way up. There are two chimneys, the more northerly one being easy Class 4 & 5, and the more southerly one being fairly difficult Class 5.
Northern East Face Route: Class 5. This route attains the prominent shelf near the north end of the east face, then traverses the shelf southward to one of the two chimneys used by the Southern East Face Route.
Notable Ascents Henry L. Stimson, who later became the Secretary of State under President Herbert Hoover and the Secretary of War under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, along with Dr. Walter B. James and William Kipp (of the Blackfoot tribe) made the first ascent of the mountain by non-indians on September 8, 1892. They did not want to merely scramble up the easy west side of the peak, so they pioneered a route up the spectacular east face. Amazingly, this fabulous route was not climbed again until 1951 when it was first repeated by Gordon and Alice Edwards. Henry L. Stimson Henry Lewis Stimson (September 21, 1867 – October 20, 1950) was an American statesman, who served as Secretary of War, Governor-General of the Philippines, and Secretary of State at various times. ...
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1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...
Sources SummitPost Mountain Information
See also White Goat Wilderness Area, Alberta, Canada The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a broad mountain range in western North America. ...
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