Bison Mountain
Bison Mountain rises to 2,385 m in Montana. Rising Wolf Mountain stands 2,899 m to the west-northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is The Head, a peak 0.6 miles away. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,385 m
How to reach it
82 named places within 25 miles
- The Head: 0.6 mi
- Medicine: 0.9 mi
- 7643 ft: 1.2 mi
- 6427 ft: 1.2 mi
- 7277 ft: 1.7 mi
- Appistoki Falls: 2.3 mi
- Running Eagle Falls: 3.0 mi
- Aster falls: 3.0 mi
- Rockwell Falls: 4.3 mi
- Twin Falls: 5.4 mi
- All Chief's Park: 15.1 mi
- Blackfeet Park: 15.4 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 22.3 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 21.0 mi
- Beaver Slide: 21.1 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 23.7 mi
- Museum of the Plains Indian: 14.6 mi
- McCarthyville: 14.7 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 18.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bison Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rising Wolf Mountain | WNW 294° | 2,899 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Rockwell | WSW 257° | 2,862 m | 6.6 mi |
| Red Mountain | NW 313° | 2,856 m | 7.1 mi |
| Flinsch Peak | WNW 288° | 2,809 m | 7.5 mi |
| Grizzly Mountain | SW 232° | 2,755 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Henry | WSW 241° | 2,682 m | 1.7 mi |
| Summit Mountain | SSW 199° | 2,673 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Morgan | WNW 294° | 2,653 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:05 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:50 | 21:39 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:23 | 15:47 | 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 | 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, 4 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357933167
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- Glacier National Park · 26 mi
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