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Tinkham Mountain

Tinkham Mountain

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Tinkham Mountain (8,447 feet (2,575 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] This mountain's name was officially adopted in 1929 by the United States Board on Geographic Names to recognize Lieutenant Abiel W. Tinkham, the first white man to cross the Continental Divide at what would later become Glacier National Park.[4]

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Tinkham Mountain from Cutbank Pass

References

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    "Tinkham Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
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    "Tinkham Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
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    Mount Stimson, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved January 16, 2019.
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    Decisions of the United States Geographic Board, Place Names, Glacier National Park, Mont., US Government Printing Office, March 6, 1929, page 17.


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