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Eaglehead Mountain

Eaglehead Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Eaglehead Mountain rises to 2,773 m in Montana. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the north, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Peril Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away.

The story

Eaglehead Mountain (9,145 feet (2,787 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Buffalo Woman Lake is east of the peak.

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Wikidata Q5325332, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2773 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.47358, -113.60538

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 33
  • Twin Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Rockwell Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Atlantic Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Aster falls: 10.5 mi
  • Siksika Falls: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 4
Parks: 3
  • Belton Stage Park: 18.5 mi
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 23.0 mi
  • Berne Memorial Park: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
  • Great Northern Flats: 24.9 mi
Museums: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 14.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StimsonN 355°3,091 m2.8 mi
Mount JacksonNNW 329°3,064 m10.3 mi
Blackfoot MountainNNW 339°2,909 m8.0 mi
Rising Wolf MountainE 80°2,899 m8.8 mi
Mount PhillipsE 85°2,894 m3.7 mi
Mount RockwellESE 106°2,862 m7.4 mi
Mount Saint NicholasSSE 156°2,857 m6.2 mi
Mount JamesNE 34°2,857 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0619:47
June solstice05:3320:5121:41
September equinox07:2218:5319:34
December solstice08:2415:4816:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252734425258656454423225
Precip in3.52.22.62.12.63.81.41.22.03.03.23.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Glacier, 18 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 770979 — Eaglehead Mountain, Flathead County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357925877

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