Photo of Mission Mountains

-- A dramatic snow-capped mountain vista of the Mission Mountain Range in northern Montana - March 2006 Popularly known as the American Alps, the overpowering western face of the Missions pierces the sky almost 7000 feet above the valley floor. The apex of the range is a glacier-studded 9820-foot McDonald Peak in the rugged south, where a dozen other summits rise above 9000 feet. This majestic mountain scape speaks for itself.