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Mad Wolf Mountain, elevation 8,341 feet, is located in the Lewis Range in Glacier National Park, west of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, rising sharply above the Great Plains. And that is the biggest allure of climbing this mountain, where the eastern windswept face meets the prairies. The jagged landscape, scoured by glaciers, changes rapidly into the endless fields of grass and soft rolling hills of the Great Plains. The views from the summit of Mad Wolf are vast and spectacular. You can see the Sweet Grass Hills rising more than 3,000 feet from the surrounding flat prairies. Also, the tree line is fairly low, so you will have unobstructed views early on at low elevations. There is plenty of wildlife – bears, mountain goats, and bighorn sheep. The most-used trailhead is near Cut Bank Campground. There is also a network of gravel roads through the Blackfoot Reservation that will take you to the top of Cut Bank Ridge, but you need a Blackfoot Recreation Permit.

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