Mount Jackson
by Robert Bales
Title
Mount Jackson
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
This is the view from the pullout on the Going-to-the-Sun Road of Mount Jackson.
Mount Jackson is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Mount Carli Jackson is the fourth tallest mountain in Glacier National Park and it is situated on the Continental Divide.
At 10,052, Mount Jackson is one of only six peaks in Glacier National Park that are over 10,000 in elevation. It is also one of the easiest of these tallest peaks to climb. For this reason as well as its location and resultant views you will enjoy from the summit, it is a highly desirable destination. The NE Ridge route can be climbed with nothing worse than Class 3 pitches if the proper route is followed once the winter snows have melted. The distance to the summit is about 10 miles 7 of which are on human trails and the elevation gained is about 5,000. To the south lies Blackfoot Mountain and glacier as well as Harrison glacier. Looking north there are a large number of familiar peaks such as Reynolds, Going to the Sun, Sieyh, Canon, and Clements. To the east you can see Mt Stimson and the less often visited peaks like Almost a Dog and Mt Logan. There are several beautiful lakes to the west of the summit.
This peak was officially named Mount Jackson in 1891 by George Bird Grinnell. He named it in honor of William Jackson, who among other things was a scout for the U. S. Army during the Battle of the Little Bighorn and also the grandson of mid-nineteenth century Glacier National Park explorer Hugh Monroe. Jackson also served with the Royal Mounted Canadian Police, a.k.a. the Mounties, during the Riel Rebellion.
The Blackfeet named Jackson Sixikaikoan which means Blackfeet Man. Apparently Sixikaikoan was also considered as the name for this peak but in 1940, the Geographic Board stated that the name was too difficult to pronounce. Sixikaikoan would have fit nicely with the other peaks with Native American names in this area including Mount Siyeh, Otokomi Mountain and Mahtotopa Mountain.
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November 6th, 2014
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Glenn McCarthy Art and Photography
A great photograph that gives the sense of scale Robert. Beautiful.
Gary Richards
The highest mountain I have ever hiked up to the top was a little over 13,000 feet. Mount Jackson is not quite as high but looks like a wonderful mountain to hike and explore. A very nice scenic, Robert!