Ahern Peak
Ahern Peak rises to 2,668 m in Montana. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the north-northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Ipasha Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away.
The story
Ahern Peak (8,753 feet (2,668 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The mountain was named after George Patrick Ahern. Ahern Peak is immediately southwest of Helen Lake and straddles the Continental Divide. Ahern Glacier lies just north of the peak.
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Wikidata Q4695077, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2668 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Ipasha Peak: 1.5 mi
- Iceberg Peak: 1.5 mi
- Mount Wilbur: 2.6 mi
- Mount Merritt: 2.7 mi
- Natoas Peak: 3.2 mi
- Ipasha Falls: 1.7 mi
- Ptarmigan Falls: 3.3 mi
- Raven Quiver Falls: 3.8 mi
- White Quiver Falls: 4.1 mi
- Redrock Falls: 4.1 mi
- Grinnell Point: 5.4 mi
- Bear Mountain Point: 7.3 mi
- Glacier Wall: 7.7 mi
- Carnelian Cliff: 11.2 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 12.2 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 4.2 mi
- Weeping Wall: 6.2 mi
- Weeping Wall: 7.6 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Great Northern Flats: 24.0 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 15.3 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 17.2 mi
- Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Ahern Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cleveland | NNW 335° | 3,190 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Merritt | N 356° | 3,054 m | 2.7 mi |
| Mount Siyeh | SE 140° | 3,052 m | 9.3 mi |
| Cracker Benchmark | SE 136° | 2,992 m | 9.5 mi |
| Vulture Peak | W 272° | 2,937 m | 11.0 mi |
| Ipasha Peak | N 353° | 2,913 m | 1.5 mi |
| Mount Gould | SSE 153° | 2,911 m | 6.8 mi |
| Kaina Mountain | N 355° | 2,892 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:06 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:53 | 21:43 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 09:27 | 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, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357923482
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 10 mi
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