As they took turns puffing on Tail-Feather's long-stemmed black stone pipe, Schultz noticed that his friend was gazing constantly at a particularly beautiful mountain across the lake.

Were I younger and were it summertime, how I would like to climb up and lie on its summit, and fast, and pray Sun for a vision.

Used by the Blackfeet as a location for vision quests, it is one of the most accessible major mountain peaks in Glacier National Park.

Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slab of precambrian rocks 3 mi (4.8 km) thick, 50 miles (80 km) wide and 160 miles (260 km) long over younger rock of the cretaceous period.

Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer.