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Battlement Mountain

Battlement Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Battlement Mountain rises to 2,692 m in Montana. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the north-northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Vigil Peak, a peak 1.6 miles away.

The story

Battlement Mountain (8,830 feet (2,691 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Lake Isabel is northeast of the peak.

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Wikidata Q4873175, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2692 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.41469, -113.51816

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 26
  • Rockwell Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Twin Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Aster falls: 7.6 mi
  • Appistoki Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Running Eagle Falls: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 2
Historic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 18.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
Parks: 1
  • Belton Stage Park: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Battlement Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StimsonNNW 329°3,091 m8.1 mi
Rising Wolf MountainNE 40°2,899 m7.3 mi
Mount PhillipsN 356°2,894 m4.4 mi
Mount RockwellENE 57°2,862 m3.7 mi
Mount Saint NicholasSW 223°2,857 m2.2 mi
Red MountainNNE 27°2,856 m9.4 mi
Mount PinchotNNW 328°2,836 m6.6 mi
2825NE 45°2,825 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0619:47
June solstice05:3320:5121:40
September equinox07:2118:5319:34
December solstice08:2415:4816:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222228364553605951402922
Precip in3.12.62.62.22.94.01.51.52.22.52.82.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Glacier, 14 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/357923788

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