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Glacier Mountain

Glacier Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Glacier Mountain rises to 1,433 m. Kates Needle stands 3,053 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Talbot, a peak 2.1 miles away. 29 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, British Columbia, Canada

Wikidata Q22646087, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1433 m

How to reach it

Coordinates56.77939, -131.84728

29 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 26
  • Mount Talbot: 2.1 mi
  • Mount Gallatin: 2.7 mi
  • Big Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Elbow Mountain: 5.3 mi
  • Mount Flemer: 11.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Chief Shakes Hot Springs Site: 7.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Chief Shakes Hot Springs: 7.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Twin Lakes Picnic Site: 17.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Glacier Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kates NeedleNNW 338°3,053 m19.8 mi
Mount GilroyNNW 332°2,706 m23.7 mi
Mount PrattNW 319°2,400 m16.1 mi
Castle MountainWNW 302°2,107 m12.3 mi
Twin PeaksWNW 298°2,087 m24.7 mi
Mount RastusSE 132°1,862 m23.2 mi
Mount FawcettSE 138°1,844 m21.2 mi
Mount TofuWNW 291°1,764 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:1120:01
June solstice04:5521:3822:45
September equinox07:3318:5819:48
December solstice10:2315:4417:09

Local time (America/Vancouver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333437435155585853453834

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wrangell AP, 30 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/9430876059

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