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Anaconda Peak

Anaconda Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Anaconda Peak rises to 2,489 m in Montana. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf Gun Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away.

The story

Anaconda Peak (8,279 feet (2,523 m)) is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, to the southeast of the eastern reaches of Logging Lake.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q4750695, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2489 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.76831, -113.97346

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 39
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Great Northern Flats: 15.5 mi
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
Parks: 1
  • Belton Stage Park: 19.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 20.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Anaconda Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ClevelandNNE 28°3,190 m12.2 mi
Mount MerrittNE 50°3,054 m11.0 mi
Mount CarterNNW 331°3,000 m9.8 mi
Rainbow PeakNW 324°2,988 m9.5 mi
Vulture PeakNNW 334°2,937 m5.3 mi
Ipasha PeakNE 56°2,913 m10.3 mi
Mount GouldE 98°2,911 m11.9 mi
The GuardhouseN 349°2,844 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:0719:49
June solstice05:3320:5421:43
September equinox07:2318:5419:36
December solstice09:2716:4717:42

Local time (America/Edmonton).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 19 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/357923505

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