Heavens Peak
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Heavens Peak rises to 2,697 m in Montana. Mount Jackson stands 3,064 m to the southeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is McPartland Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away.
The story
Heavens Peak (8,991 feet (2,740 m)) is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Heavens Peak is a little more than 1 mile (1.6 km) north of McPartland Mountain. The mountain's descriptive name first appeared on a map prepared by Lt. George P. Ahern, from 1888 to 1890 reconnaissance maps prepared by him. This geographical feature's name was officially adopted in 1929 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q5694932, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2697 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- McPartland Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Mount Vaught: 2.1 mi
- Stanton Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Mount Cannon: 3.9 mi
- Rogers Peak: 4.0 mi
- Red Rock Falls: 2.0 mi
- McDonald Falls: 4.8 mi
- Bird Woman Falls: 4.9 mi
- Haystack Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
- Monument Falls: 5.6 mi
- Glacier Wall: 2.6 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 6.4 mi
- Grinnell Point: 9.6 mi
- McGee Hill: 11.7 mi
- Carnelian Cliff: 12.3 mi
- Weeping Wall: 5.1 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 5.8 mi
- Weeping Wall: 6.0 mi
- Glacier Highline: 21.8 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Great Northern Flats: 15.8 mi
- Belton Stage Park: 16.8 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 20.8 mi
- North American Wildlife Museum: 21.7 mi
- Museum Of Wildlife: 24.3 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 14.8 mi
- Coram Experimental Forest: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Heavens Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jackson | SE 141° | 3,064 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Merritt | NNE 16° | 3,054 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mount Siyeh | E 82° | 3,052 m | 9.5 mi |
| Cracker Benchmark | E 81° | 2,992 m | 10.1 mi |
| Going-to-the-Sun Mountain | E 97° | 2,939 m | 10.1 mi |
| Vulture Peak | NW 319° | 2,937 m | 11.7 mi |
| Ipasha Peak | NNE 18° | 2,913 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mount Gould | ENE 70° | 2,911 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:07 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:53 | 21:43 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:26 | 15:47 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 34 | 42 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 64 | 54 | 42 | 32 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Glacier, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357927093
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 4 mi
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