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Cloudcroft Peaks

Cloudcroft Peaks, seen from above at true elevation

Cloudcroft Peaks rises to 2,644 m in Montana. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the north-northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Doody, a peak 0.4 miles away.

The story

Cloudcroft Peaks (8,714 feet (2,656 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5135736, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2644 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.43385, -113.56899

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 29
  • Twin Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Rockwell Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Aster falls: 9.2 mi
  • Appistoki Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Running Eagle Falls: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 3
  • Belton Stage Park: 20.5 mi
  • Berne Memorial Park: 24.8 mi
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 25.0 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Weeping Wall: 21.5 mi
  • Glacier Highline: 21.9 mi
  • Weeping Wall: 23.0 mi
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 17.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 19.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Cloudcroft Peaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StimsonNNW 341°3,091 m5.9 mi
Rising Wolf MountainENE 58°2,899 m8.2 mi
Mount PhillipsNNE 34°2,894 m3.6 mi
Mount RockwellE 83°2,862 m5.4 mi
Mount Saint NicholasSSE 164°2,857 m3.0 mi
Red MountainNE 43°2,856 m9.7 mi
Mount PinchotNNW 344°2,836 m4.4 mi
2825ENE 61°2,825 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0619:47
June solstice05:3320:5121:40
September equinox07:2218:5319:34
December solstice08:2415:4816:42

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, 16 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
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 769940 — Cloudcroft Peaks, Flathead County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357925030

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