Bears Tooth

Bears Tooth (11,920 feet (3,630 m)) is a mountain spire in the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana.^[3] The peak is in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness in Custer National Forest, and is adjacent to Beartooth Mountain. Bears Tooth is the namesake for numerous other points in the region and the Beartooth Mountains themselves. Known by the Native American Crow as "Na Piet Say", translated as bears tooth, the spire can be seen from the Beartooth Highway.^[4]

Elevation11,920 ft (3,630 m)^[1]

Prominence315 ft (96 m)^[1]

Coordinates45°03′46″N 109°33′45″W^[2]

LocationCarbon County, Montana, U.S.

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Bears Tooth
The Bears Tooth
Highest point
Elevation	11,920 ft (3,630 m)[1]
Prominence	315 ft (96 m)[1]
Coordinates	45°03′46″N 109°33′45″W[2]
Geography
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Location	Carbon County, Montana, U.S.
Parent range	Beartooth Mountains
Topo map	USGS Silver Run Peak

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