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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. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Montana, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49020169, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,345 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.43080, -113.42482

87 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
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 18.1 mi
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chief Lodgepole Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rising Wolf MountainN2,899 m4.5 mi
Mount PhillipsNW2,894 m5.6 mi
Mount RockwellNW2,862 m1.5 mi
Mount Saint NicholasWSW2,857 m6.4 mi
Red MountainN2,856 m7.2 mi
Flinsch PeakNNW2,809 m5.0 mi
Grizzly MountainSE2,755 m1.3 mi
Battlement MountainWSW2,692 m4.4 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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