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Fossil Mountain

Montana

About

Fossil Mountain is a summit in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, within the Spotted Bear Ranger District of Flathead National Forest in Montana. The nearest town is Seeley Lake, about 20 miles away. Other routes close by include Cardinal Peak Divide, less than half a mile away, and Kid Mtn., about 2 miles off. Youngs Creek and Pilot Peak are each within about 3 miles.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

8,304 ft

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Fossil Mountain

Montana

Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.

Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Seeley Lake, Montana · 21 mi

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Flathead National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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