North Moccasin Mountains

North Moccasin Mountains
North Moccasin Mountains is located in Montana
North Moccasin Mountains
North Moccasin Mountains
Location within Montana
Highest point
Elevation5,384 ft (1,641 m)
Coordinates47°17′47″N 109°29′06″W / 47.29639°N 109.48500°W / 47.29639; -109.48500
Geography
Country
United States
State
Montana

The North Moccasin Mountains, el. 5,384 feet (1,641 m),[1] is a small mountain range northwest of Hilger, Montana in Fergus County, Montana. The highest peak is 5,581 feet.[2]

While fully separate ranges, the South Moccasin Mountains and North Moccasin Mountains are sometimes referred to collectively as the Moccasin Mountains.[2]

The ghost town of Kendall and abandoned mines remain as part of the gold mining past of the mountains.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "North Moccasin Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 3 Alwin, John A. (1982). Eastern Montana:A portrait of the land and its people. Helena, Montana: Montana Magazine, Inc. p. 12. ISBN 0-938314-02-5.