Edwards Mountain
Edwards Mountain rises to 2,747 m in Montana. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Akaiyan Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away.
The story
Edwards Mountain (9,076 feet (2,766 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Edwards Mountain rises just to the west of Sperry Glacier. Based on the Köppen climate classification, Edwards Mountain has an alpine climate characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and short, cool to mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.
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Wikidata Q5346110, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2747 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Matterhorn: 0.9 mi
- Gunsight Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Lincoln Peak: 1.8 mi
- Mount Brown: 1.8 mi
- Fusillade Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Akaiyan Falls: 0.6 mi
- Feather Woman Falls: 0.8 mi
- Beaver Medicine Falls: 1.5 mi
- Monument Falls: 2.0 mi
- Beaver Chief Falls: 2.2 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 3.1 mi
- Glacier Wall: 6.8 mi
- McGee Hill: 10.9 mi
- Grinnell Point: 12.3 mi
- Carnelian Cliff: 18.9 mi
- Belton Stage Park: 13.8 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 20.2 mi
- Berne Memorial Park: 21.9 mi
- Bad Rock Canyon Historical Marker: 23.6 mi
- Surrounded by Wilderness Historical Marker: 23.6 mi
- Weeping Wall: 7.7 mi
- Weeping Wall: 8.4 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 10.3 mi
- Glacier Highline: 18.4 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Great Northern Flats: 16.1 mi
- North American Wildlife Museum: 18.2 mi
- Museum Of Wildlife: 20.7 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 12.2 mi
- Coram Experimental Forest: 18.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Edwards Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Stimson | SE 133° | 3,091 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Jackson | ESE 118° | 3,064 m | 3.3 mi |
| Mount Siyeh | NE 40° | 3,052 m | 9.6 mi |
| Cracker Benchmark | NE 42° | 2,992 m | 10.1 mi |
| Going-to-the-Sun Mountain | NE 55° | 2,939 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Gould | NNE 21° | 2,911 m | 8.9 mi |
| Blackfoot Mountain | ESE 118° | 2,909 m | 6.1 mi |
| Little Chief Mountain | E 80° | 2,867 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:07 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:52 | 21:42 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:26 | 15:47 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 34 | 42 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 64 | 54 | 42 | 32 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Glacier, 12 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357934630
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 4 mi
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