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Longfellow Peak

Longfellow Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Longfellow Peak rises to 2,714 m in Montana. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Paul Bunyans Cabin, a peak 0.3 miles away.

The story

Longfellow Peak (8,904 feet (2,714 m)) is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Longfellow Peak is immediately north of Paul Bunyans Cabin, a rock formation that resembles a log cabin from a distance. Lake Evangeline is northeast of the peak and Ruger Lake is to the east. The mountain was named by R. H. Sargent, topographer for the US Geological Survey in the early mapping of Glacier Park, to honor the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, (1807–1882).

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Wikidata Q6673793, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2714 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.74553, -113.93929

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 39
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Great Northern Flats: 15.0 mi
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
Parks: 2
  • Belton Stage Park: 18.1 mi
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 19.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Longfellow Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ClevelandNNE 18°3,190 m13.1 mi
Mount MerrittNE 39°3,054 m11.1 mi
Mount CarterNNW 328°3,000 m11.9 mi
Rainbow PeakNW 322°2,988 m11.7 mi
Vulture PeakNNW 329°2,937 m7.4 mi
Ipasha PeakNE 43°2,913 m10.1 mi
Mount GouldE 91°2,911 m10.2 mi
Allen MountainE 86°2,864 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:0719:49
June solstice05:3320:5321:43
September equinox07:2318:5419:36
December solstice08:2715:4716:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252734425258656454423225
Precip in3.52.22.62.12.63.81.41.22.03.03.23.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Glacier, 17 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 773661 — Longfellow Peak, Flathead County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357928167

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