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Brave Dog Mountain

Brave Dog Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Brave Dog Mountain rises to 2,583 m in Montana. Rising Wolf Mountain stands 2,899 m to the north-northeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheep Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

Brave Dog Mountain (8,468 feet (2,581 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q4958351, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2583 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.35889, -113.46111

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 18
  • Rockwell Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Twin Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Aster falls: 8.7 mi
  • Appistoki Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Running Eagle Falls: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 22.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1
Parks: 1
  • All Chief's Park: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Brave Dog Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rising Wolf MountainNNE 12°2,899 m9.7 mi
Mount PhillipsNNW 340°2,894 m8.7 mi
Mount RockwellN 4°2,862 m5.8 mi
Mount Saint NicholasWNW 299°2,857 m4.7 mi
2825NNE 18°2,825 m10.1 mi
Flinsch PeakN 359°2,809 m9.6 mi
Eaglehead MountainNW 320°2,773 m10.3 mi
Grizzly MountainNNE 33°2,755 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0519:47
June solstice05:3320:5021:39
September equinox07:2118:5219:34
December solstice08:2315:4816:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 13 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
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 798901 — Brave Dog Mountain, Flathead County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357954780

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