Montana Gazetteer
Hirschy Mountain is a physical feature (summit) in Beaverhead County. The primary coordinates for Hirschy Mountain places it within the MT 59761 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Hirschy Mountain |
| Category: | Montana physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | Located 7.3 km (4.5 mi) north-northeast of Homer Youngs Peak, 4.5 km (2.8 mi) south of Twin Lakes. |
| History: | Named for Fred Hirschy (1884-1975), longtime area rancher who settled in the Big Hole Valley. A proposal to change the name to Sacajawea Mountain was submitted to the USBGN in July 2003. The Board voted instead to change the summit's name to Hirschy Mountain, citing concerns that the originally proposed name too closely resembled that of another geographic feature a short distance away and thus might cause confusion. |
| County: | Beaverhead County |
| Latitude: | 45.3728843 |
| Longitude: | -113.7064018 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Hirschy Mountain: Hirschy Mountain.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Hirschy Mountain does not include property ownership information.
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