Grinnell Point

{{Short description|Subpeak of Mount Grinnell in the state of Montana}}

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{{Infobox mountain

| name = Grinnell Point

| photo = Grinnell Point.jpg

| photo_caption = Grinnell Point rises above Swiftcurrent Lake and the Many Glacier Hotel

| elevation_ft = 7604

| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger|pid=4773|name=Grinnell Point, Montana|accessdate=August 13, 2017}}

| prominence_ft = 160

| prominence_ref =

| location = Glacier County, Montana, U.S.

| map = Montana#USA

| relief = 1

| map_caption = Location in Montana##Location in the United States

| range = Lewis Range

| coordinates = {{coord|48|47|15|N|113|40|58|W|type:mountain_region:US|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis|id=772006|name=Grinnell Point|accessdate=August 13, 2017}}

| topo = USGS Many Glacier MT

| first_ascent = Prehistoric

| easiest_route = Scramble {{YDS|2-3}}

}}

Grinnell Point ({{convert|7604|ft|m|0}}) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.{{Cite map|publisher=TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps)|title=Many Glacier, MT|url=https://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=48.78748&lon=-113.68289&datum=nad83&zoom=4|accessdate=August 13, 2017}} Grinnell Point is an oft-photographed mountain, situated conspicuously just west of Swiftcurrent Lake across from the Many Glacier Hotel. Grinnell Point is a subpeak of Mount Grinnell, which lies {{convert|.21|mi|abbr=on}} to the west-southwest and is oftentimes misidentified as Mount Grinnell since that summit cannot be seen from the roads in the Many Glacier region. Grinnell Point is named for George Bird Grinnell.

See also

File:Mt. Rising Wolf and waterfall, Glacier National Park, Montana.jpg. Part of [http://arc.lib.montana.edu/schultz-0010/index.php James Willard Schultz Photos and Personal Papers Collection], Montana State University.]]

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