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very green as we look over to Heavy Runner on left and Reynolds in the middle.
Heavy Runner Mountain was named for the Blackfeet Indian Chief, Heavy Runner, who was massacred along with most of his encampment by Major Eugene M. Baker's detachment on the Marias River on January 23, 1870.
Heavy Runner was killed as he left his lodge with his gift of an American flag given to him as a promise for his camp's safety. This was a terrible time in our history. The only good thing that came from it was that it marked the end of organized Indian uprising and opened the way for a period of safer access to the area now included in the park.
from summitpost.org Reynolds Mountain is a true horn located about 1.5 miles south of the Logan Pass Visitor Center in Glacier National Park. The short approach and relatively small elevation gain of about 2,500 feet make this an easy day climb by any of the four established routes. These factors also make Reynolds Mountain an excellent choice for climbers new to Glacier to become familiar with the somewhat unique rock and the grading system used in the local guidebook. Reynolds Mountain was named for a member of the "Forest and Stream" staff by George Bird Grinnell who was one of the pioneers influential in the establishment of Glacier National Park.
Heavy Runner Mountain was named for the Blackfeet Indian Chief, Heavy Runner, who was massacred along with most of his encampment by Major Eugene M. Baker's detachment on the Marias River on January 23, 1870.
Heavy Runner was killed as he left his lodge with his gift of an American flag given to him as a promise for his camp's safety. This was a terrible time in our history. The only good thing that came from it was that it marked the end of organized Indian uprising and opened the way for a period of safer access to the area now included in the park.
from summitpost.org Reynolds Mountain is a true horn located about 1.5 miles south of the Logan Pass Visitor Center in Glacier National Park. The short approach and relatively small elevation gain of about 2,500 feet make this an easy day climb by any of the four established routes. These factors also make Reynolds Mountain an excellent choice for climbers new to Glacier to become familiar with the somewhat unique rock and the grading system used in the local guidebook. Reynolds Mountain was named for a member of the "Forest and Stream" staff by George Bird Grinnell who was one of the pioneers influential in the establishment of Glacier National Park.