Kootenai Peak
Kootenai Peak rises to 2,603 m in Montana. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the east-northeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is West Flattop Mountain, a peak 3.1 miles away.
The story
Kootenai Peak (8,542 feet (2,604 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Kootenai Peak is in the northeastern section of Glacier National Park.
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Wikidata Q6430815, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2603 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- West Flattop Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Wahcheechee Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Redhorn Peak: 3.4 mi
- Cathedral Peak: 3.7 mi
- Stoney Indian Peaks: 3.8 mi
- Atsina Falls: 4.3 mi
- Paiota Falls: 4.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 4.5 mi
- Raven Quiver Falls: 4.6 mi
- Mokowanis Cascade: 4.7 mi
- Carnelian Cliff: 5.0 mi
- The Hawksbill: 5.0 mi
- Bear Mountain Point: 9.3 mi
- Glacier Wall: 13.4 mi
- Grinnell Point: 13.7 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 11.3 mi
- Weeping Wall: 13.3 mi
- Weeping Wall: 14.9 mi
- Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 22.4 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 23.5 mi
- Great Northern Flats: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Kootenai Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cleveland | ENE 61° | 3,190 m | 4.9 mi |
| Kintla Peak | WNW 290° | 3,079 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mount Merritt | E 101° | 3,054 m | 7.2 mi |
| Kinnerly Peak | WNW 294° | 3,032 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mount Carter | W 271° | 3,000 m | 6.2 mi |
| Rainbow Peak | W 264° | 2,988 m | 7.1 mi |
| Vulture Peak | SW 226° | 2,937 m | 5.2 mi |
| Ipasha Peak | ESE 111° | 2,913 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:07 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:54 | 21:44 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 09:28 | 16:46 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/Edmonton).
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, 25 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/357927741
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 16 mi
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