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Lone Walker Mountain

Lone Walker Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lone Walker Mountain rises to 2,559 m in Montana. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Rockwell, a peak 1.4 miles away.

The story

Lone Walker Mountain (8,502 feet (2,591 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Lone Walker Mountain is situated immediately southwest of Upper Two Medicine Lake along the Continental Divide.

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Wikidata Q6671496, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2559 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.45330, -113.47899

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 29
  • Twin Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Rockwell Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Aster falls: 4.9 mi
  • Appistoki Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Running Eagle Falls: 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Parks: 4
  • All Chief's Park: 22.5 mi
  • Blackfeet Park: 22.7 mi
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 22.8 mi
  • Belton Stage Park: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 2
Historic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 16.0 mi
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 23.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Lone Walker Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StimsonNW 305°3,091 m7.4 mi
Rising Wolf MountainNE 44°2,899 m4.1 mi
Mount PhillipsNW 309°2,894 m2.7 mi
Mount RockwellESE 118°2,862 m1.4 mi
Mount Saint NicholasSW 218°2,857 m5.4 mi
Red MountainNNE 24°2,856 m6.2 mi
Mount PinchotWNW 299°2,836 m6.1 mi
2825NE 52°2,825 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0519:47
June solstice05:3320:5121:40
September equinox07:2118:5219:34
December solstice08:2415:4716:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222228364553605951402922
Precip in3.12.62.62.22.94.01.51.52.22.52.82.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Glacier, 12 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

OpenStreetMap element node/357928142

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