Bearhat Mountain
Bearhat Mountain rises to 2,644 m in Montana. Mount Jackson stands 3,064 m to the south-southeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Dragon’s Tail, a cliff 1.3 miles away.
The story
Bearhat Mountain (8,689 feet (2,648 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Bearhat Mountain is immediately west of Hidden Lake. The mountain was named after a Kootenai Native American, and was officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names in 1932. Based on the Köppen climate classification, Bearhat Mountain has an alpine climate characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and short, cool to mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.
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Wikidata Q4876729, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2644 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Cannon: 1.8 mi
- Reynolds Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Clements Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Little Matterhorn: 2.3 mi
- Fusillade Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Monument Falls: 1.3 mi
- Oberlin Falls: 2.9 mi
- Bird Woman Falls: 2.9 mi
- Red Rock Falls: 3.2 mi
- Florence Falls: 3.4 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 1.3 mi
- Glacier Wall: 4.1 mi
- Grinnell Point: 9.1 mi
- McGee Hill: 13.1 mi
- Carnelian Cliff: 17.2 mi
- Weeping Wall: 4.4 mi
- Weeping Wall: 5.2 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 7.2 mi
- Glacier Highline: 21.4 mi
- Belton Stage Park: 16.7 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 17.8 mi
- Berne Memorial Park: 24.9 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Great Northern Flats: 18.0 mi
- North American Wildlife Museum: 21.3 mi
- Museum Of Wildlife: 23.8 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 10.6 mi
- Coram Experimental Forest: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Bearhat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jackson | SSE 157° | 3,064 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Siyeh | NE 51° | 3,052 m | 6.7 mi |
| Cracker Benchmark | NE 52° | 2,992 m | 7.3 mi |
| Going-to-the-Sun Mountain | ENE 74° | 2,939 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mount Gould | NNE 23° | 2,911 m | 5.7 mi |
| Blackfoot Mountain | SE 143° | 2,909 m | 7.3 mi |
| Little Chief Mountain | E 101° | 2,867 m | 7.8 mi |
| Allen Mountain | NE 38° | 2,864 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:06 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:52 | 21:42 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:26 | 15:47 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 34 | 42 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 64 | 54 | 42 | 32 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Glacier, 15 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- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 801749 — Bearhat Mountain, Flathead County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357957220
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 2 mi
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