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Bison Mountain

Bison Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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.

What the record says

Elevation
2385 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.46525, -113.31065

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 20
  • 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
Parks: 4
  • All Chief's Park: 15.1 mi
  • Blackfeet Park: 15.4 mi
  • Camp Disappointment Historical Marker: 20.8 mi
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 1
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 18.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Bison Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rising Wolf MountainWNW 294°2,899 m5.3 mi
Mount RockwellWSW 257°2,862 m6.6 mi
Red MountainNW 313°2,856 m7.1 mi
2825WNW 301°2,825 m4.3 mi
Flinsch PeakWNW 288°2,809 m7.5 mi
Grizzly MountainSW 232°2,755 m5.3 mi
Mount HenryWSW 241°2,682 m1.7 mi
Summit MountainSSW 199°2,673 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0519:46
June solstice05:3220:5021:39
September equinox07:2118:5219:33
December solstice08:2315:4716:41

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, 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357933167

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