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Gable Mountain

Gable Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Gable Mountain rises to 2,823 m in Montana. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the west, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Dawn Mist Falls, a waterfall 2.2 miles away.

The story

Gable Mountain (9,262 feet (2,823 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Gable Mountain is in the northeastern section of Glacier National Park, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of the prominent Chief Mountain.

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Wikidata Q5515424, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2823 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.90609, -113.67372

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 39
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 3
Nature reserves: 1
  • Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 11.1 mi
Parks: 1
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 14.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 16.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Gable Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ClevelandW 279°3,190 m8.0 mi
Mount MerrittWSW 244°3,054 m5.7 mi
Mount SiyehS 175°3,052 m12.3 mi
Cracker BenchmarkS 172°2,992 m12.1 mi
Going-to-the-Sun MountainS 173°2,939 m15.0 mi
Ipasha PeakSW 234°2,913 m6.4 mi
Mount GouldS 189°2,911 m11.4 mi
Kaina MountainWNW 300°2,892 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0619:48
June solstice05:3220:5321:43
September equinox07:2218:5319:34
December solstice09:2716:4517:41

Local time (America/Edmonton).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232329374652605951403124
Precip in2.12.12.52.52.83.11.21.31.62.22.72.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST. Mary 1 SSW, 16 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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OpenStreetMap element node/357926573

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