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Mahtotopa Mountain

Mahtotopa Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Mahtotopa Mountain rises to 2,621 m in Montana. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the south, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Eagle Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

Mahtotopa Mountain (8,677 feet (2,645 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Mahtotopa Mountain rises to the south above Saint Mary Lake midway between Red Eagle Mountain and Little Chief Mountain and can be easily seen from the Going-to-the-Sun Road to the southwest of Rising Sun. Originally named Four Bears Mountain by George Bird Grinnell in 1885, the name was changed in 1932 to Mahtotopa. Mahtotopa is an incorrect spelling of "Mato-tope" which comes from Lakota, Mato Topa, the Mandan chief known as Four Bears. Mato-tope was a grandfather of Joe Kipp, a hunting companion of Grinnell.

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Wikidata Q8532609, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2621 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.65190, -113.56964

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 42
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 3
Parks: 2
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 11.4 mi
  • Belton Stage Park: 23.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 2.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Mahtotopa Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StimsonS 191°3,091 m9.7 mi
Mount JacksonWSW 243°3,064 m7.8 mi
Mount SiyehNW 325°3,052 m6.4 mi
Cracker BenchmarkNNW 331°2,992 m6.4 mi
Going-to-the-Sun MountainNW 311°2,939 m4.1 mi
Mount GouldNW 314°2,911 m9.1 mi
Blackfoot MountainSW 223°2,909 m6.6 mi
Little Chief MountainWSW 247°2,867 m1.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0619:47
June solstice05:3220:5221:41
September equinox07:2218:5319:34
December solstice08:2515:4616:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232329374652605951403124
Precip in2.12.12.52.52.83.11.21.31.62.22.72.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST. Mary 1 SSW, 9 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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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 773821 — Mahtotopa Mountain, Glacier County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357928293

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