Chief Cliff
Chief Cliff is a cliff in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,204 m. Goat Peak stands 2,434 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Chief Cliff / snpc'anč'štis / k̓aǂtnawi¢nuk, a cliff 1.4 miles away. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1204 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Arm Unit - Flathead Lake State Park: 3.2 mi
- Walstead Park: 4.0 mi
- Lake Mary Ronan State Park: 6.1 mi
- Flathead Lake State Park - West Shore Unit: 9.1 mi
- West Shore Unit - Flathead Lake State Park: 9.2 mi
- Hog Heaven Range: 5.2 mi
- Kerr Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Mount Johns: 9.6 mi
- Sunset Point: 10.8 mi
- Blacktail Mountain: 10.9 mi
- hogheaven work: 7.6 mi
- Miracle of America Museum and Pioneer Village: 15.4 mi
- Base Camp Bigfork: 18.2 mi
- H: 21.9 mi
- F: 22.6 mi
- Polson Flathead Historical Museum: 13.7 mi
- Miracle of America Museum and Pioneer Village: 15.4 mi
- Three Chiefs Culture Center: 18.9 mi
- LaRue Hot Springs Museum: 22.7 mi
- Glacier Art Museum: 23.6 mi
- Johnson Barn: 4.1 mi
- Johnson Homestead: 4.1 mi
- Family Life Christian Church Large Wooden Cross: 22.9 mi
- Flathead County Veterans Memorial: 23.8 mi
- Memorial Bench: 24.6 mi
- Chief Cliff / snpc'anč'štis / k̓aǂtnawi¢nuk: 1.4 mi
- Painted Rocks: 8.2 mi
- Skeeko Bay: 4.2 mi
- Long Beach: 16.9 mi
- Smith Lake Waterfowl Production Area: 19.0 mi
- Riverbed Swim: 24.5 mi
- Blair's Meadow: 22.4 mi
- Woodland Gazebo: 24.0 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 2.2 mi
- Mud Creek Falls: 22.1 mi
- Albino Buffalo: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chief Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Peak | SE 137° | 2,434 m | 23.6 mi |
| Moss Peak | SE 126° | 2,303 m | 20.1 mi |
| Cedar Peak | SE 126° | 2,299 m | 22.1 mi |
| Mount Orvis Evans | ENE 62° | 2,266 m | 23.9 mi |
| Sixmile Mountain | ENE 68° | 2,249 m | 24.0 mi |
| Broken Leg Mountain | NE 56° | 2,244 m | 24.7 mi |
| Snowstorm Mountain | W 266° | 2,126 m | 23.9 mi |
| Blacktail Mountain | N 350° | 2,058 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:09 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:52 | 21:41 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:56 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:25 | 15:54 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 67 | 67 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SKQ DAM, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357924822
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