Mount Grinnell is a peak located in the heart of Glacier National Park in the

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Montana Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...

. Lying just east of the

Continental Divide A continental divide is a drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea, and the basin on the other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea, or else is endorheic, not ...

in the

Many Glacier Many Glacier is an area within Glacier National Park (U.S.), Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The Many Glacier region is located north of the Going-to-the-Sun Road, on the east side of the park. Lake Sherburne is the large lake ...

region of the park, the peak is flanked to the northwest by Swiftcurrent Glacier and to the south by

Grinnell Glacier Grinnell Glacier is in the heart of Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is named for George Bird Grinnell, an early American conservationist and explorer, who was also a strong advocate of ensuring the creation of Glac ...

. Mount Grinnell is named after

George Bird Grinnell George Bird Grinnell (September 20, 1849 – April 11, 1938) was an American anthropologist, historian, naturalist, and writer. Originally specializing in zoology, he became a prominent early conservationist and student of Native American life. ...

. From the

Many Glacier Hotel Many Glacier Hotel is a historic hotel located on the east shore of Swiftcurrent Lake in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The building is designed as a series of chalets, up to four stories tall, and stretches for a substant ...

Swiftcurrent Lake Swiftcurrent Lake is located in the Many Glacier region of Glacier National Park, in the U.S. state of Montana. The Many Glacier Hotel, the largest hotel in the park, is along the east shore of the lake. Many hiking trails originate from the ar ...

, the eastern arm of Mount Grinnell, known as

Grinnell Point Grinnell Point () is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Grinnell Point is an oft-photographed mountain, situated conspicuously just west of Swiftcurrent Lake across from the Many Glacier Hotel. Grinn ...

, hides the main summit. File:Grinnell-Redrock-s01.jpg,

Redrock Lake Redrock Lake is located in Glacier National Park in the U. S. state of Montana. Mount Wilbur is west of Redrock Lake. Prior to entering Redrock Lake, Swiftcurrent Creek tumbles over Redrock Falls, which can be reached after an easy hike by way ...

with Mount Grinnell above Redrock Falls with

to the left. File:GrinnellLakeMountGrinnell-s01.jpg, Mount Grinnell above

Grinnell Lake Grinnell Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Named after George Bird Grinnell, the lake has an opaque turquoise appearance from the rock flour (silt) which is transported to the lake from Grinnell Glacier. G ...

File:BullheadLake-s01.jpg, Bullhead Lake, looking towards Mount Grinnell File:Mount Grinnell from iceberg lake trail.jpg, Mt. Grinnell from Iceberg Lake Trail

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* Mountains of Glacier National Park (U.S.) Mountains of Glacier County, Montana Lewis Range Mountains of Montana {{GlacierCountyMT-geo-stub

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