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Mount Siyeh
Cracker Peak and Mount Siyeh from Skyline.JPG
Cracker Peak and Mount Siyeh as viewed from the "Skyline Experience"
Highest point
Elevation 10,019 ft (3,054 m)
Prominence 3,106 ft (947 m)
Parent peak Mount Cleveland
Listing Mountains in Glacier County, Montana
Geography
Mount Siyeh is located in Montana
Mount Siyeh
Mount Siyeh
Location in Montana
Parent range Lewis Range
Topo map USGS Logan Pass, MT
Climbing
First ascent 1924 (Norman Clyde)
Mount Siyeh
Mount Siyeh and Preston Park seen from Siyeh Pass

Mount Siyeh, with a height of 10,019 feet (3,054 m), is the fifth tallest and one of six peaks over 10,000 feet (3,048 m) in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States. Mount Siyeh was named after a Blackfeet Indian, Sai-yeh, whose name means "Crazy Dog" or "Mad Wolf."

Mount Siyeh stands about two miles east of the Continental Divide, within the watershed of the Saint Mary River, which drains into the Saskatchewan River, and ultimately into Hudson Bay.

Mount Siyeh is rather easily accessible from a variety of different routes. It can be ascended via a long scree scramble from the Preston Park area, or from Piegan Pass via Cataract Mountain. The summit can also be reached via a long hiking/mountaineering route dubbed the "Skyline Experience"; this route starts from the Many Glacier Hotel and involves 5.5 miles (9 km) ridge walk and includes the summits of Wynn Mountain (8,404 feet (2,562 m)) and Cracker Peak (9,833 feet (2,997 m)) before reaching the top of Siyeh.
Route Descriptions can be found on Summitpost or in A Climbers Guide to Glacier National Park.

Nearer view of Mt. Siyeh. 22
Mt. Siyeh


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