Long Knife Peak
Long Knife Peak rises to 2,959 m in Montana. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Kinnerly Peak, a peak 3.4 miles away.
The story
Long Knife Peak (9,789 feet (2,984 m)) is located in the Clark Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Though much of the mountain slopes extend into the Canadian Province of British Columbia, the main summit is in the U.S. Long Knife Peak rises more than a vertical 1 mile (1.6 km) above Upper Kintla Lake. It is also the most northerly peak and land area in the contiguous United States above 9,000 feet (2,743 m). Long Knife Peak is on an east west ridgeline identified as the "Boundary Mountains" on the USGS 7.5 minute topo quad and this extended ridge, with peak 8864, also contains the most northerly named (numbered) peak and land area in the contiguous United States above 8,000 feet (2,438 m).
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Wikidata Q8533552, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2959 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Kinnerly Peak: 3.4 mi
- Parke Peak: 3.8 mi
- Gardner Point: 3.9 mi
- Kintla Peak: 4.0 mi
- Akamina Ridge: 5.5 mi
- Hole-in-the-Wall Falls: 6.8 mi
- Thunderbird Falls: 8.9 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 14.4 mi
- Atsina Falls: 18.3 mi
- Paiota Falls: 18.4 mi
- The Hawksbill: 9.4 mi
- Carnelian Cliff: 13.3 mi
- Bear Mountain Point: 21.2 mi
- The Coal Banks: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Long Knife Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cleveland | ESE 107° | 3,190 m | 17.1 mi |
| Kintla Peak | SSE 156° | 3,079 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Merritt | ESE 114° | 3,054 m | 21.0 mi |
| Kinnerly Peak | SE 146° | 3,032 m | 3.4 mi |
| Mount Carter | SE 141° | 3,000 m | 9.4 mi |
| Rainbow Peak | SSE 148° | 2,988 m | 9.6 mi |
| Vulture Peak | SE 143° | 2,937 m | 13.9 mi |
| Kaina Mountain | E 99° | 2,892 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:08 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:55 | 21:45 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:55 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 09:29 | 16:47 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/Edmonton).
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357923429
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 29 mi
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