Flinsch Peak
Flinsch Peak rises to 2,809 m in Montana. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the west, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Morgan, a peak 1.1 miles away. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
The story
Flinsch Peak (9,225 ft (2,812 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. It is 2.3 miles (3.7 km) west of Rising Wolf Mountain and straddles the Continental Divide. Viewed from Oldman Lake, the summit has a distinctive horn shape. Young Man Lake is immediately east of the peak.
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Wikidata Q5459461, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,809 m
How to reach it
101 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Morgan: 1.1 mi
- Mount Helen: 1.6 mi
- Pumpelly Pillar: 1.8 mi
- McClintock Peak: 1.9 mi
- Rising Wolf Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Twin Falls: 2.3 mi
- Rockwell Falls: 4.2 mi
- Aster falls: 4.6 mi
- Running Eagle Falls: 5.2 mi
- Atlantic Falls: 5.3 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 16.7 mi
- Beaver Slide: 19.1 mi
- Glacier Wall: 21.7 mi
- Grinnell Point: 22.3 mi
- Devils Slide: 23.9 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 19.6 mi
- All Chief's Park: 21.1 mi
- Blackfeet Park: 21.2 mi
- Belton Stage Park: 24.9 mi
- Weeping Wall: 19.8 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 23.5 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 13.1 mi
- McCarthyville: 15.8 mi
- Museum of the Plains Indian: 20.7 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Coram Experimental Forest: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Flinsch Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Stimson | W 280° | 3,091 m | 6.7 mi |
| Rising Wolf Mountain | E 94° | 2,899 m | 2.3 mi |
| Mount Phillips | WSW 242° | 2,894 m | 3.0 mi |
| Mount Rockwell | S 170° | 2,862 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount James | NNW 349° | 2,857 m | 6.1 mi |
| Red Mountain | NE 37° | 2,856 m | 3.2 mi |
| Mount Pinchot | W 268° | 2,836 m | 5.9 mi |
| Eaglehead Mountain | WSW 255° | 2,773 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:05 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:51 | 21:40 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:24 | 15:47 | 16:42 |
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 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 771469 — Flinsch Peak, Flathead County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357926345
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 19 mi
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