Going-to-the-Sun Mountain
Going-to-the-Sun Mountain rises to 2,939 m in Montana. Mount Jackson stands 3,064 m to the south-southwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Matahpi Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away.
The story
Going-to-the-Sun Mountain is a 9,647-foot (2,940 m) mountain peak located in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. It rises dramatically above St. Mary Valley just north of the Going-to-the-Sun Road. The mountain was named by James Willard Schultz in 1888.
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Wikidata Q5577737, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,939 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Matahpi Peak: 1.1 mi
- Goat Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Mount Siyeh: 2.7 mi
- Piegan Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Dusty Star Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Deadwood Falls: 1.7 mi
- Saint Mary Falls: 1.9 mi
- Baring Falls: 2.2 mi
- Piegan Falls: 2.3 mi
- Lower Virginia Falls: 2.3 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 5.3 mi
- Grinnell Point: 7.0 mi
- Glacier Wall: 7.8 mi
- Beaver Slide: 12.9 mi
- Devils Slide: 13.3 mi
- Weeping Wall: 4.9 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 8.3 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 11.9 mi
- Belton Stage Park: 22.0 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Great Northern Flats: 24.0 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 4.7 mi
- Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Going-to-the-Sun Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jackson | SSW 212° | 3,064 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Siyeh | NNW 347° | 3,052 m | 2.7 mi |
| Cracker Benchmark | N 359° | 2,992 m | 2.9 mi |
| Mount Gould | NW 315° | 2,911 m | 5.1 mi |
| Blackfoot Mountain | S 191° | 2,909 m | 7.7 mi |
| Little Chief Mountain | SSE 149° | 2,867 m | 3.7 mi |
| Allen Mountain | NNW 348° | 2,864 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount James | SE 138° | 2,857 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:06 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:52 | 21:42 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:25 | 15:46 | 16:41 |
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 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 37 | 46 | 52 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST. Mary 1 SSW, 10 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357926676
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 7 mi
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