Amphitheater Mountain
Amphitheater Mountain rises to 2,648 m in Montana. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the southwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Medicine Owl Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away.
The story
Amphitheater Mountain (8,695 feet (2,650 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Amphitheater Mountain is a descriptive name given to the peak because of its resemblance to the Greek Amphitheater. The mountain's Blackfoot name is Three Horns or Niuóxkai-ozkina for a Blackfoot warrior who captured a Nez Perce woman as was able to live happily ever after. The mountain has also been named Whalen Mountain for a former park ranger.
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Wikidata Q4748391, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2648 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Medicine Owl Peak: 0.7 mi
- Mount James: 1.1 mi
- Kakitos Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Triple Divide Peak: 2.3 mi
- Split Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Atlantic Falls: 2.4 mi
- Upper Virginia Falls: 7.1 mi
- Lower Virginia Falls: 7.1 mi
- Baring Falls: 7.2 mi
- Saint Mary Falls: 7.5 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 12.2 mi
- Beaver Slide: 12.7 mi
- Grinnell Point: 15.7 mi
- Glacier Wall: 16.6 mi
- Devils Slide: 16.9 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 12.9 mi
- Blackfeet Park: 21.7 mi
- All Chief's Park: 21.7 mi
- Weeping Wall: 14.1 mi
- Weeping Wall: 15.7 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 17.6 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 6.1 mi
- John Frank Stevens: 20.4 mi
- Museum of the Plains Indian: 21.4 mi
- McCarthyville: 22.9 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Amphitheater Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Stimson | SW 224° | 3,091 m | 8.1 mi |
| Going-to-the-Sun Mountain | NW 313° | 2,939 m | 9.3 mi |
| Blackfoot Mountain | W 262° | 2,909 m | 8.4 mi |
| Rising Wolf Mountain | SSE 155° | 2,899 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Phillips | SSW 192° | 2,894 m | 8.6 mi |
| Little Chief Mountain | WNW 302° | 2,867 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount James | SSW 192° | 2,857 m | 1.1 mi |
| Red Mountain | SSE 147° | 2,856 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:05 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:51 | 21:41 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:24 | 15:46 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 29 | 37 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 22 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Mary, 10 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/357923502
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- Glacier National Park · 15 mi
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