Great Northern Railway Buildings
Great Northern Railway Buildings is an attraction in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 2,037 m. Mount Merritt stands 3,054 m to the north, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Swiftcurrent Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Swiftcurrent Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Mount Grinnell: 2.1 mi
- Mount Wilbur: 2.8 mi
- Angel Wing: 2.9 mi
- Iceberg Peak: 3.1 mi
- Salamander Falls: 2.0 mi
- Grinnell Falls: 2.4 mi
- Haystack Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
- Redrock Falls: 3.2 mi
- Feather Plume Falls: 3.4 mi
- Glacier Wall: 3.7 mi
- Grinnell Point: 4.2 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 8.0 mi
- Bear Mountain Point: 11.4 mi
- Carnelian Cliff: 12.7 mi
- Weeping Wall: 2.1 mi
- Weeping Wall: 3.6 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 16.4 mi
- Belton Stage Park: 22.3 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Great Northern Flats: 21.5 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 12.5 mi
- Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Great Northern Railway Buildings. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Merritt | N 355° | 3,054 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Siyeh | ESE 118° | 3,052 m | 6.3 mi |
| Cracker Benchmark | ESE 114° | 2,992 m | 6.7 mi |
| Going-to-the-Sun Mountain | SE 132° | 2,939 m | 8.3 mi |
| Ipasha Peak | N 353° | 2,913 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Gould | SE 127° | 2,911 m | 3.3 mi |
| Allen Mountain | E 100° | 2,864 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Wilbur | NNE 32° | 2,838 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:06 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:53 | 21:43 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 09:26 | 16:46 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/Edmonton).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 23 | 29 | 37 | 46 | 52 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST. Mary 1 SSW, 16 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Glacier National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 87001453OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/6828876428
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 6 mi
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