Kinnerly Peak

{{Short description|Mountain in Montana, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Kinnerly Peak

| photo = Kinnerly Peak.jpg

| photo_caption =

| photo_size = 224

| elevation_ft = 9949

| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger|pid=4723|title=Kinnerly Peak, Montana|accessdate=2010-08-08}} {{NAVD88}}

| prominence_ft = 1465

| prominence_ref =

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

| map = USA Montana

| range = Livingston Range

| coordinates = {{coord|48|57|22|N|114|09|55|W|type:mountain_region:US|display=inline,title}}{{cite gnis|id=773061|name=Kinnerly Peak|accessdate=2010-08-08}}

| topo = USGS Kintla Peak, MT

| first_ascent = 1937 by Norman Clyde, Ed Hall, Richard K. Hill and Braeme Gigos

| easiest_route = {{YDS|4 or easy Class 5}}

}}

Kinnerly Peak ({{convert|9949|ft|abbr=on}}) is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.{{cite web|url=http://www.topoquest.com/place-detail.php?id=773061|title=Kinnerly Peak, Montana|publisher=TopoQuest (USGS Quad)|format=Map|accessdate=2010-08-08}} It is approximately {{convert|1|mi|km|1}} north of Kintla Peak, the highest peak in the Livingston Range, and {{convert|3|mi|km|1}} south of the Canada–United States border. Both peaks are in the remote northwest corner of the park. Kinnerly Peak is the eighth tallest peak in Glacier National Park.

Kinnerly Peak is notable for its huge north face, which rises steeply from Upper Kintla Lake. From the lake to the summit is an elevation gain of {{convert|5573|ft|m|0}} in approximately a horizontal {{convert|1|mi|km}}.

The first recorded ascent of Kinnerly Peak was made by a Sierra Club party led by the noted mountaineer Norman Clyde, in 1937.Los Angeles Times September 12, 1937, p. G2 The standard climbing route ascends the northwest face, starting from the south shore of Upper Kintla Lake. It involves a large amount of elevation gain, mostly by scrambling, but with some exposed and mildly technical sections (Class 4 or easy Class 5). Other routes exist on the southeast and southwest faces.{{cite book|first=J. Gordon|last=Edwards|title=A Climber's Guide to Glacier National Park|publisher=Falcon Press|year=1995|isbn=0-87842-177-7}}{{rp|84–89}}