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Curly Bear Mountain

Curly Bear Mountain rises to 2,467 m in Montana. Mount Siyeh stands 3,052 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Kakitos Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away.

The story

Curly Bear Mountain (8,099 feet (2,469 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Curly Bear Mountain is easily seen from the village of Saint Mary, Montana rising just west of Divide Mountain. The peak was named after Blackfoot warrior and historian Curly Bear (Kyáiyo-xusi).

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Wikidata Q5194883, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2467 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.65886, -113.45594

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 41
  • Atlantic Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Baring Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Lower Virginia Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Upper Virginia Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Saint Mary Falls: 7.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 3
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 8.6 mi
  • Blackfeet Park: 21.0 mi
  • All Chief's Park: 21.2 mi
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 3.9 mi
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 23.8 mi
Historic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Curly Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SiyehWNW 299°3,052 m10.1 mi
Cracker BenchmarkWNW 301°2,992 m9.7 mi
Going-to-the-Sun MountainWNW 285°2,939 m8.5 mi
Blackfoot MountainWSW 241°2,909 m11.1 mi
Rising Wolf MountainS 171°2,899 m11.4 mi
Little Chief MountainW 261°2,867 m6.4 mi
Allen MountainNW 307°2,864 m11.5 mi
Mount JamesSSW 198°2,857 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0519:47
June solstice05:3220:5121:41
September equinox07:2118:5219:34
December solstice08:2515:4616:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212329374653615951402922

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Mary, 6 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.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 770377 — Curly Bear Mountain, Glacier County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357925281

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