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Chief Lodgepole Peak

Chief Lodgepole Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Chief Lodgepole Peak rises to 2,345 m in Montana. Rising Wolf Mountain stands 2,899 m to the north, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Painted Tepee Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49020169, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2345 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.43080, -113.42482

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 23
  • Rockwell Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Twin Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Aster falls: 3.6 mi
  • Appistoki Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Running Eagle Falls: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Parks: 3
  • All Chief's Park: 20.8 mi
  • Blackfeet Park: 21.1 mi
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 24.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 18.1 mi
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Chief Lodgepole Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rising Wolf MountainN 5°2,899 m4.5 mi
Mount PhillipsNW 305°2,894 m5.6 mi
Mount RockwellNW 306°2,862 m1.5 mi
Mount Saint NicholasWSW 245°2,857 m6.4 mi
Red MountainN 0°2,856 m7.2 mi
2825NNE 18°2,825 m4.9 mi
Flinsch PeakNNW 338°2,809 m5.0 mi
Grizzly MountainSE 129°2,755 m1.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0519:47
June solstice05:3320:5021:40
September equinox07:2118:5219:33
December solstice08:2315:4716:42

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, 9 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

OpenStreetMap element node/357924832

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