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Cathedral Peak

Cathedral Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Cathedral Peak rises to 2,740 m in Montana. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the north-northeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Atsina Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away.

The story

Cathedral Peak (9,045 feet (2,757 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Shepard Glacier is situated immediately southeast of the peak.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5052262, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2740 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.86910, -113.86625

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 39
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Great Northern Flats: 23.9 mi
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 19.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 19.9 mi
Parks: 1
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 21.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Cathedral Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ClevelandNNE 12°3,190 m4.0 mi
Mount MerrittE 89°3,054 m3.6 mi
Mount CarterW 280°3,000 m9.7 mi
Rainbow PeakW 274°2,988 m10.5 mi
Vulture PeakWSW 253°2,937 m7.5 mi
Ipasha PeakESE 108°2,913 m3.8 mi
Mount GouldSE 142°2,911 m11.1 mi
Kaina MountainNNE 28°2,892 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:0719:48
June solstice05:3320:5321:44
September equinox07:2318:5419:35
December solstice09:2716:4617:42

Local time (America/Edmonton).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232329374652605951403124
Precip in2.12.12.52.52.83.11.21.31.62.22.72.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST. Mary 1 SSW, 22 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.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 769678 — Cathedral Peak, Glacier County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357924674

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