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Chapman Peak

Chapman Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Chapman Peak rises to 2,841 m in Montana. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the east-southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is The Hawksbill, a cliff 1.4 miles away.

The story

Chapman Peak (9,411 feet (2,868 m)) is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Chapman Peak is situated along the Continental Divide. The mountain is named for Robert H. Chapman, one of the US Geological Survey topographers who worked on mapping Glacier Park between 1900 and 1904.

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Wikidata Q5073302, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2841 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.96281, -114.02376

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 28
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 3
Nature reserves: 1
  • Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Chapman Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ClevelandESE 108°3,190 m8.4 mi
Kintla PeakW 259°3,079 m6.8 mi
Mount MerrittESE 121°3,054 m12.5 mi
Kinnerly PeakW 266°3,032 m6.4 mi
Mount CarterSSW 207°3,000 m5.5 mi
Rainbow PeakSSW 210°2,988 m6.7 mi
Long Knife PeakWNW 286°2,959 m8.7 mi
Vulture PeakS 180°2,937 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:0719:49
June solstice05:3320:5421:45
September equinox07:2318:5419:36
December solstice09:2816:4617:42

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.

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OpenStreetMap element node/357924759

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