Matahpi Peak
Matahpi Peak rises to 2,838 m in Montana. Mount Jackson stands 3,064 m to the south-southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Going-to-the-Sun Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away.
The story
Matahpi Peak (9,370 feet (2,856 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Below the summit of Matahpi Peak lies Sexton Glacier. Going-to-the-Sun Mountain is just over 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south of Matahpi Peak.
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Wikidata Q6785985, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2838 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Going-to-the-Sun Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Mount Siyeh: 1.6 mi
- Cracker Benchmark: 1.8 mi
- Goat Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Piegan Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Piegan Falls: 1.8 mi
- Deadwood Falls: 2.8 mi
- Saint Mary Falls: 2.9 mi
- Baring Falls: 2.9 mi
- Morning Eagle Falls: 3.4 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 5.8 mi
- Grinnell Point: 5.9 mi
- Glacier Wall: 7.4 mi
- Devils Slide: 12.5 mi
- Beaver Slide: 12.6 mi
- Weeping Wall: 4.3 mi
- Weeping Wall: 5.9 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 7.5 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 11.5 mi
- Belton Stage Park: 22.7 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Great Northern Flats: 24.3 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 5.1 mi
- Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Matahpi Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jackson | SSW 207° | 3,064 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Siyeh | NNW 342° | 3,052 m | 1.6 mi |
| Cracker Benchmark | N 2° | 2,992 m | 1.8 mi |
| Going-to-the-Sun Mountain | S 173° | 2,939 m | 1.1 mi |
| Mount Gould | NW 306° | 2,911 m | 4.3 mi |
| Blackfoot Mountain | S 189° | 2,909 m | 8.7 mi |
| Little Chief Mountain | SSE 155° | 2,867 m | 4.7 mi |
| Allen Mountain | NNW 347° | 2,864 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:06 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:52 | 21:42 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:25 | 15:46 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 23 | 29 | 37 | 46 | 52 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST. Mary 1 SSW, 10 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 773922 — Matahpi Peak, Glacier County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357928378
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 7 mi
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