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Glacier Peak

Glacier Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Glacier Peak rises to 3,762 m in Montana. Granite Peak stands 3,904 m to the east-northeast, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Villard, a peak 0.8 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 8.7 miles off.

The story

Glacier Peak (12,320 feet (3,760 m) to 12,360 ft (3,770 m)) is in the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana. The peak is one of the tallest in the Beartooth Mountains and is in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, on the border of Custer and Gallatin National Forests.

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Wikidata Q28056273, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3762 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.14966, -109.84934

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 14
Waterfalls: 6
  • Impasse Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Woodbine Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Crazy Creek Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Sentinel Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Calamity Falls: 16.0 mi
Parks: 2
  • Cooke City Historical Marker: 10.5 mi
  • Willow Park: 12.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Warm Creek Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
  • Soda Butte Creek: 18.7 mi
Attractions: 2
Museums: 1
  • Cooke City Montana Museum: 10.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Gallery Dan Hartman: 11.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Glacier Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakENE 65°3,903.5 m2.2 mi
Granite Peak (Northwest Peak)NE 54°3,882 m2.1 mi
Mount WoodNNE 12°3,846 m8.8 mi
Castle MountainESE 108°3,842 m11.2 mi
Tempest MountainENE 67°3,791 m3.0 mi
Castle Rock MountainESE 110°3,785 m10.2 mi
Mount PealENE 78°3,778 m3.8 mi
Mount HagueN 5°3,750 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5319:32
June solstice05:3320:2621:11
September equinox07:0718:4019:19
December solstice07:5615:5216:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272632374654626254423225
Precip in1.11.52.02.74.13.02.31.92.02.51.91.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mystic Lake, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357935090

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