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Divide Mountain

Divide Mountain rises to 2,641 m in Montana. Mount Siyeh stands 3,052 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is White Calf Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away.

The story

Divide Mountain (8,670 feet (2,643 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Divide Mountain is located south of Saint Mary, Montana on the border of Glacier National Park and the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. Divide Mountain is also notable as the line parent of Mount Mitchell, North Carolina, which is the highest point in the Eastern United States.

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Wikidata Q5284003, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2641 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.66525, -113.40093

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 40
  • Atlantic Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Baring Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Lower Virginia Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Upper Virginia Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Saint Mary Falls: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 4
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 8.0 mi
  • Blackfeet Park: 18.8 mi
  • All Chief's Park: 19.0 mi
  • Camp Disappointment Historical Marker: 24.6 mi
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 6.2 mi
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 23.6 mi
Historic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Divide Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SiyehWNW 291°3,052 m12.2 mi
Cracker BenchmarkWNW 293°2,992 m11.8 mi
Going-to-the-Sun MountainW 279°2,939 m10.9 mi
Rising Wolf MountainS 183°2,899 m11.7 mi
Little Chief MountainW 261°2,867 m9.0 mi
Mount JamesSW 217°2,857 m7.0 mi
Red MountainS 187°2,856 m9.0 mi
Matahpi PeakWNW 285°2,838 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0519:46
June solstice05:3220:5121:41
September equinox07:2118:5219:33
December solstice08:2415:4616:41

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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 770671 — Divide Mountain, Glacier County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357925591

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