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McGee Hill

McGee Hill, seen from above at true elevation

McGee Hill is a cliff in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,164 m. Mount Jackson stands 3,064 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Apgar Picnic Area, a picnic site 3.5 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1164 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.57469, -114.01373

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 33
Parks: 19
  • Belton Stage Park: 6.0 mi
  • Berne Memorial Park: 13.7 mi
  • Bad Rock Canyon Historical Marker: 15.1 mi
  • Surrounded by Wilderness Historical Marker: 15.1 mi
  • Pinewood Park: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 5
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
  • Great Northern Flats: 5.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Whitefish Community Garden: 18.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • GN 181: 18.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 23.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of McGee Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount JacksonE 82°3,064 m13.4 mi
Blackfoot MountainE 88°2,909 m15.8 mi
Gunsight MountainENE 75°2,821 m12.3 mi
Mount LoganE 84°2,816 m17.1 mi
Pollock MountainNE 55°2,794 m17.2 mi
Piegan MountainENE 58°2,755 m17.5 mi
Edwards MountainENE 72°2,747 m10.9 mi
Citadel MountainENE 76°2,741 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:0819:49
June solstice05:3520:5321:43
September equinox07:2318:5419:36
December solstice08:2615:4916:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252734425258656454423225
Precip in3.52.22.62.12.63.81.41.22.03.03.23.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Glacier, 5 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 node/357928420

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