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Kakitos Mountain

Kakitos Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Kakitos Mountain rises to 2,371 m in Montana. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the southwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Medicine Owl Peak, a peak 1.6 miles away.

The story

Kakitos Mountain (7,841 feet (2,390 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Kakitos Mountain is 1.63 miles (2.62 km) north of Medicine Owl Peak. Kakitos is the Blackfoot word for "star".

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Wikidata Q49040621, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2371 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.63192, -113.48955

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 41
  • Atlantic Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Baring Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Upper Virginia Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Lower Virginia Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Saint Mary Falls: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
Parks: 3
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 10.8 mi
  • Blackfeet Park: 22.1 mi
  • All Chief's Park: 22.2 mi
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 4.0 mi
Museums: 1
Historic sites: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 23.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Kakitos Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StimsonSW 214°3,091 m9.8 mi
Mount JacksonWSW 259°3,064 m10.8 mi
Mount SiyehNW 312°3,052 m9.9 mi
Cracker BenchmarkNW 316°2,992 m9.7 mi
Going-to-the-Sun MountainWNW 301°2,939 m7.8 mi
Blackfoot MountainWSW 247°2,909 m8.9 mi
Rising Wolf MountainSSE 160°2,899 m10.0 mi
Mount PhillipsS 189°2,894 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0519:47
June solstice05:3220:5121:41
September equinox07:2118:5219:34
December solstice08:2515:4616:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212329374653615951402922

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Mary, 8 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/357927635

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