Little Matterhorn
Little Matterhorn rises to 2,320 m in Montana. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Edwards Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away.
The story
Little Matterhorn is a 7,886-foot (2,404 meter) elevation mountain summit located in the Lewis Range, of Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The nearest higher peak is Edwards Mountain, 0.9 miles (1.4 km) to the south. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into creeks which empty into Lake McDonald. Based on the Köppen climate classification, Little Matterhorn has an alpine climate characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and short, cool to mild summers. Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.
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Wikidata Q49045128, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2320 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Edwards Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Mount Brown: 1.5 mi
- Gunsight Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Bearhat Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Lincoln Peak: 2.7 mi
- Monument Falls: 1.1 mi
- Akaiyan Falls: 1.5 mi
- Feather Woman Falls: 1.7 mi
- Beaver Medicine Falls: 2.4 mi
- Beaver Chief Falls: 3.1 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 2.5 mi
- Glacier Wall: 5.9 mi
- McGee Hill: 11.3 mi
- Grinnell Point: 11.4 mi
- Carnelian Cliff: 18.2 mi
- Belton Stage Park: 14.5 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 19.7 mi
- Berne Memorial Park: 22.7 mi
- Bad Rock Canyon Historical Marker: 24.3 mi
- Surrounded by Wilderness Historical Marker: 24.3 mi
- Weeping Wall: 6.8 mi
- Weeping Wall: 7.5 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 9.3 mi
- Glacier Highline: 19.1 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Great Northern Flats: 16.4 mi
- North American Wildlife Museum: 19.0 mi
- Museum Of Wildlife: 21.5 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 11.9 mi
- Coram Experimental Forest: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Little Matterhorn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Stimson | SE 136° | 3,091 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mount Jackson | SE 131° | 3,064 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Siyeh | NE 44° | 3,052 m | 8.9 mi |
| Cracker Benchmark | NE 45° | 2,992 m | 9.4 mi |
| Going-to-the-Sun Mountain | ENE 61° | 2,939 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Gould | NNE 23° | 2,911 m | 8.0 mi |
| Blackfoot Mountain | SE 125° | 2,909 m | 6.5 mi |
| Little Chief Mountain | E 86° | 2,867 m | 8.7 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 | 20:52 | 21:42 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 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, 13 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 773462 — Little Matterhorn, Flathead County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357928016
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 3 mi
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