Citadel Mountain
Citadel Mountain rises to 2,741 m in Montana. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the south-southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Dusty Star Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away.
The story
Citadel Mountain (9,035 feet or 2,754 meters) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The mountain is located at the western edge of Saint Mary Lake and is easily seen from the Going-to-the-Sun Road.
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Wikidata Q5122383, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,741 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Dusty Star Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Almost-a-Dog Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Mount Logan: 2.3 mi
- Little Chief Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Fusillade Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Siksika Falls: 1.8 mi
- Florence Falls: 2.1 mi
- Deadwood Falls: 2.5 mi
- Upper Virginia Falls: 2.7 mi
- Lower Virginia Falls: 2.8 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 4.3 mi
- Glacier Wall: 9.0 mi
- Grinnell Point: 10.8 mi
- Beaver Slide: 15.7 mi
- McGee Hill: 16.9 mi
- Weeping Wall: 7.4 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 11.0 mi
- Glacier Highline: 23.1 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 15.1 mi
- Belton Stage Park: 19.0 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Great Northern Flats: 22.1 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 6.5 mi
- Coram Experimental Forest: 22.1 mi
- North American Wildlife Museum: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Citadel Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Stimson | SSE 166° | 3,091 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Jackson | SW 234° | 3,064 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Siyeh | N 2° | 3,052 m | 6.7 mi |
| Cracker Benchmark | N 6° | 2,992 m | 7.0 mi |
| Going-to-the-Sun Mountain | NNE 12° | 2,939 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mount Gould | NNW 340° | 2,911 m | 8.1 mi |
| Blackfoot Mountain | S 190° | 2,909 m | 3.5 mi |
| Little Chief Mountain | ENE 72° | 2,867 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:06 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:52 | 21:42 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:25 | 15:47 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 23 | 29 | 37 | 46 | 52 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST. Mary 1 SSW, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357924989
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 7 mi
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