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Glacier Wall

Glacier Wall, seen from above at true elevation

Glacier Wall is a cliff in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,804 m. Mount Jackson stands 3,064 m to the south-southeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Rock Falls, a waterfall 1.9 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1804 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.72035, -113.80090

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 41
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
  • Great Northern Flats: 18.3 mi
Parks: 2
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 18.2 mi
  • Belton Stage Park: 18.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 12.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Glacier Wall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount JacksonSSE 156°3,064 m9.0 mi
Mount MerrittN 4°3,054 m10.4 mi
Mount SiyehE 85°3,052 m6.9 mi
Cracker BenchmarkE 84°2,992 m7.5 mi
Going-to-the-Sun MountainESE 105°2,939 m7.8 mi
Ipasha PeakN 4°2,913 m9.1 mi
Mount GouldENE 68°2,911 m4.2 mi
Little Chief MountainESE 119°2,867 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:0719:48
June solstice05:3320:5321:43
September equinox07:2318:5319:35
December solstice08:2615:4716:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232329374652605951403124
Precip in2.12.12.52.52.83.11.21.31.62.22.72.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST. Mary 1 SSW, 17 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1373098966

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