Bearhead Mountain
Bearhead Mountain rises to 2,563 m in Montana. Rising Wolf Mountain stands 2,899 m to the north-northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Ellsworth, a peak 1.0 miles away. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
The story
Bearhead Mountain (8,406 feet (2,562 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The mountain is named for kyáiyótokan, a Piegan warrior known for his war against the dreaded Assiniboine White Dog. kyáiyótokan was also a survivor of the Marias Massacre and the brother of Chief Heavy Runner a confidant of Glacier author James Willard Schultz.
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Wikidata Q4876733, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,563 m
How to reach it
82 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Ellsworth: 1.0 mi
- Red Crow Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Never Laughs Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Dancing Lady Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Mount Henry: 2.1 mi
- Rockwell Falls: 3.0 mi
- Aster falls: 3.4 mi
- Appistoki Falls: 4.0 mi
- Twin Falls: 4.9 mi
- Running Eagle Falls: 5.1 mi
- All Chief's Park: 18.3 mi
- Blackfeet Park: 18.6 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 24.8 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 18.7 mi
- Beaver Slide: 23.8 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 23.8 mi
- McCarthyville: 11.3 mi
- Museum of the Plains Indian: 17.8 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bearhead Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rising Wolf Mountain | NNW 331° | 2,899 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Phillips | WNW 296° | 2,894 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Rockwell | WNW 287° | 2,862 m | 4.6 mi |
| Red Mountain | NNW 338° | 2,856 m | 8.3 mi |
| Flinsch Peak | NW 315° | 2,809 m | 7.2 mi |
| Grizzly Mountain | W 260° | 2,755 m | 2.1 mi |
| Battlement Mountain | W 265° | 2,692 m | 7.5 mi |
| Church Butte | WSW 248° | 2,687 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:05 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:50 | 21:39 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:23 | 15:47 | 16:42 |
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 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Glacier, 6 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/357932918
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 27 mi
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