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Boulder Peak

Boulder Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Boulder Peak rises to 2,599 m in Montana. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Hole-in-the-Wall Falls, a waterfall 1.2 miles away.

The story

Boulder Peak (8,533 feet (2,601 m)) is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The remnant Boulder Glacier is situated on the northern slopes of the mountain.

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Wikidata Q4949586, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2599 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.95553, -114.09124

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 27
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Boulder Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ClevelandE 101°3,190 m11.2 mi
Kintla PeakWSW 258°3,079 m3.7 mi
Mount MerrittESE 113°3,054 m15.0 mi
Kinnerly PeakW 271°3,032 m3.4 mi
Mount CarterS 172°3,000 m4.4 mi
Rainbow PeakS 183°2,988 m5.3 mi
Long Knife PeakWNW 299°2,959 m6.0 mi
Vulture PeakSSE 159°2,937 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:0819:49
June solstice05:3320:5521:45
September equinox07:2418:5419:36
December solstice09:2816:4717:42

Local time (America/Edmonton).

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/357924300

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