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Kupunkamint Mountain

Kupunkamint Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Kupunkamint Mountain rises to 2,671 m in Montana. Rising Wolf Mountain stands 2,899 m to the south, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is White Calf Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away.

The story

Kupunkamint Mountain (8,802 feet (2,683 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Kupunkamint Mountain is in the southeastern section of Glacier National Park. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1940 by the United States Board on Geographic Names to commemorate a Kootenai Indian.

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Wikidata Q6445450, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2671 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.61831, -113.42177

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 35
  • Atlantic Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Baring Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Running Eagle Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Upper Virginia Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Lower Virginia Falls: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
Parks: 4
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 11.2 mi
  • Blackfeet Park: 18.9 mi
  • All Chief's Park: 19.0 mi
  • Camp Disappointment Historical Marker: 24.9 mi
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 6.8 mi
Museums: 1
Historic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Kupunkamint Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rising Wolf MountainS 178°2,899 m8.4 mi
Mount PhillipsSSW 206°2,894 m10.8 mi
Little Chief MountainWNW 283°2,867 m8.1 mi
Mount JamesSW 234°2,857 m4.0 mi
Red MountainS 181°2,856 m5.7 mi
2825S 171°2,825 m8.4 mi
Mount LoganW 263°2,816 m10.1 mi
Flinsch PeakSSW 194°2,809 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0519:47
June solstice05:3220:5121:41
September equinox07:2118:5219:33
December solstice08:2415:4616:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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/357927754

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