Blackfoot Mountain
Blackfoot Mountain rises to 2,909 m in Montana. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the south-southeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Logan, a peak 1.8 miles away. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
The story
Blackfoot Mountain (9,579 ft (2,920 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. To the north of Blackfoot Mountain lies Blackfoot Glacier, one of the largest glaciers in the park. The stagnant Pumpelly Glacier is located to the immediate east and northeast of the mountain.
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Wikidata Q4922855, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,909 m
How to reach it
122 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Logan: 1.8 mi
- Mount Thompson: 2.6 mi
- Mount Jackson: 2.8 mi
- Walton Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Citadel Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Siksika Falls: 2.6 mi
- Beaver Chief Falls: 4.5 mi
- Florence Falls: 4.9 mi
- Feather Woman Falls: 5.5 mi
- Akaiyan Falls: 5.8 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 6.1 mi
- Glacier Wall: 11.3 mi
- Grinnell Point: 14.2 mi
- McGee Hill: 15.8 mi
- Beaver Slide: 18.5 mi
- Weeping Wall: 10.4 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 13.9 mi
- Glacier Highline: 20.6 mi
- Belton Stage Park: 16.9 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 18.0 mi
- Berne Memorial Park: 24.2 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Great Northern Flats: 21.1 mi
- North American Wildlife Museum: 20.3 mi
- Museum Of Wildlife: 22.6 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 9.3 mi
- Coram Experimental Forest: 19.2 mi
- McCarthyville: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blackfoot Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Stimson | SSE 150° | 3,091 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Jackson | WNW 298° | 3,064 m | 2.8 mi |
| Mount Siyeh | N 5° | 3,052 m | 10.2 mi |
| Cracker Benchmark | N 8° | 2,992 m | 10.5 mi |
| Going-to-the-Sun Mountain | N 11° | 2,939 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Gould | N 349° | 2,911 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Phillips | SE 138° | 2,894 m | 9.7 mi |
| Little Chief Mountain | NE 38° | 2,867 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:06 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:52 | 21:41 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:25 | 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 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 37 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 22 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Mary, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357924164
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- Glacier National Park · 9 mi
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