Carnelian Cliff
Carnelian Cliff is a cliff in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 2,043 m. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the northeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Vulture Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2043 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Vulture Peak: 0.6 mi
- Bighorn Peak: 0.8 mi
- Redhorn Peak: 1.7 mi
- Nahsukin Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Logging Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Thunderbird Falls: 6.6 mi
- Hole-in-the-Wall Falls: 8.2 mi
- Atsina Falls: 8.3 mi
- Paiota Falls: 8.3 mi
- Raven Quiver Falls: 8.3 mi
- The Hawksbill: 6.8 mi
- Glacier Wall: 13.5 mi
- The Coal Banks: 13.9 mi
- Bear Mountain Point: 14.1 mi
- Grinnell Point: 16.2 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 12.7 mi
- Weeping Wall: 14.3 mi
- Weeping Wall: 15.9 mi
- Great Northern Flats: 19.6 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Belton Stage Park: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Carnelian Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cleveland | NE 56° | 3,190 m | 9.8 mi |
| Kintla Peak | NW 316° | 3,079 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Merritt | E 81° | 3,054 m | 11.1 mi |
| Kinnerly Peak | NW 321° | 3,032 m | 9.9 mi |
| Mount Carter | NW 325° | 3,000 m | 3.9 mi |
| Rainbow Peak | NW 306° | 2,988 m | 3.9 mi |
| Long Knife Peak | NW 322° | 2,959 m | 13.3 mi |
| Vulture Peak | SSE 164° | 2,937 m | 0.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:07 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:54 | 21:44 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 09:28 | 16:47 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/Edmonton).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 34 | 42 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 64 | 54 | 42 | 32 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Glacier, 24 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357924605
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- Glacier National Park · 16 mi
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