Grinnell Point
Grinnell Point is a cliff in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 2,195 m. Mount Merritt stands 3,054 m to the northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Redrock Falls, a waterfall 1.4 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2195 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Grinnell: 2.1 mi
- Altyn Peak: 2.2 mi
- Allen Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Mount Henkel: 2.4 mi
- Angel Wing: 2.4 mi
- Redrock Falls: 1.4 mi
- Swiftcurrent Falls: 1.5 mi
- Hidden Falls: 1.6 mi
- Grinnell Falls: 2.4 mi
- Apikuni Falls: 2.6 mi
- Glacier Wall: 7.1 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 9.4 mi
- Bear Mountain Point: 10.6 mi
- Devils Slide: 10.9 mi
- Beaver Slide: 13.9 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 4.2 mi
- Weeping Wall: 4.6 mi
- Weeping Wall: 4.7 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 10.0 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 12.3 mi
- Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 17.5 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Grinnell Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Merritt | NW 321° | 3,054 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Siyeh | SSE 160° | 3,052 m | 4.3 mi |
| Cracker Benchmark | SSE 152° | 2,992 m | 4.3 mi |
| Going-to-the-Sun Mountain | SSE 162° | 2,939 m | 7.0 mi |
| Ipasha Peak | NW 313° | 2,913 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mount Gould | SSW 205° | 2,911 m | 3.4 mi |
| Little Chief Mountain | SSE 158° | 2,867 m | 10.6 mi |
| Allen Mountain | SSE 150° | 2,864 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:06 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:52 | 21:42 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 09:26 | 16:46 | 17:41 |
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, 12 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/357926851
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 9 mi
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