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Sight Seeing in Cleveland Montana
December 10, 2014 | Leave a Comment
Located less than 5 kilometers southeast of the southern end of Waterton Lake and 8 kilometers south of the US/Canada border, Mount Cleveland is Montana’s one of the darling peaks that offer amazing views of surrounding beauty. The mountain, at the northern part of Glacier National Park, is not only the highest peak in the park, but also that of the Lewis Range, to which it belongs. The mountain peak stands at an elevation of 3194 meters.
In spite of being more than 700 meters lower than Montana’s highest Granite Peak, Cleveland stands renowned for its large, steep rise above the local territory. It holds the 50th spot on a list of mountains with the most topographic prominences in the contiguous U.S.
The scenic beauty of Glacier National Park can be best experienced from Mount Cleveland. Your eyes will love the treat of viewing flora, fauna, waterfalls, lakes and valleys, all in the same frame!
What you will need to do is to just shift your focal point to taste the variety simultaneously. Mountain goat, elk, bighorn sheep, moose and coyote are found roaming through the hundreds of species of trees and plants. There are chances of even having a very rare animal like a grizzly bear, mountain lion or Canadian lynx caught in your binocular observation commencing from here. You must essentially be ready to at minimum see some out of the 260 species of birds that are found here!
The most convenient route on Cleveland peak is the West Face route, setting up from the Waterton Valley. The second best option would be starting from Stoney Indian Pass to the south of the peak, while the most difficult one would be the North Face route. So, let’s make a voyage to explore the incredible splendor hoarded for you in Cleveland!
Photo Information: This photo is provided by and given credit to Nomadic Lass – on Flickr.com with permission via Creative Commons Licensing.