Cracker Benchmark
Cracker Benchmark rises to 2,992 m in Montana. Mount Jackson stands 3,064 m to the south-southwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Siyeh, a peak 0.6 miles away.
The story
Cracker benchmark (9,838 feet (2,999 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Cracker is a benchmark summit located on a ridgeline 0.5 miles (1 km) northeast of Mount Siyeh.
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Wikidata Q5180365, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,992 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Siyeh: 0.6 mi
- Matahpi Peak: 1.8 mi
- Allen Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Cataract Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Piegan Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Piegan Falls: 2.4 mi
- Morning Eagle Falls: 2.8 mi
- Feather Plume Falls: 3.2 mi
- Hidden Falls: 3.5 mi
- Baring Falls: 4.3 mi
- Grinnell Point: 4.3 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 7.0 mi
- Glacier Wall: 7.5 mi
- Devils Slide: 11.2 mi
- Beaver Slide: 12.1 mi
- Weeping Wall: 4.1 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 6.7 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 10.8 mi
- Belton Stage Park: 23.9 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 5.9 mi
- Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 20.1 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Cracker Benchmark. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jackson | SSW 203° | 3,064 m | 9.9 mi |
| Mount Siyeh | WSW 246° | 3,052 m | 0.6 mi |
| Going-to-the-Sun Mountain | S 179° | 2,939 m | 2.9 mi |
| Ipasha Peak | NW 321° | 2,913 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Gould | WNW 282° | 2,911 m | 3.6 mi |
| Blackfoot Mountain | S 188° | 2,909 m | 10.5 mi |
| Little Chief Mountain | SSE 162° | 2,867 m | 6.4 mi |
| Allen Mountain | NNW 333° | 2,864 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:06 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:52 | 21:42 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:26 | 15:46 | 16:41 |
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, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357925182
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 8 mi
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