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McClintock Peak

McClintock Peak, seen from above at true elevation

McClintock Peak rises to 2,519 m in Montana. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the west, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Morgan, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

McClintock Peak (8,290 feet (2,527 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. McClintock Peak is situated along the Continental Divide. The Lake of the Seven Winds sits below the east slopes of the peak and Mount Morgan is .56 mi (0.90 km) to the south.

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Wikidata Q6800360, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2519 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.52497, -113.47260

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 33
  • Atlantic Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Twin Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Aster falls: 5.8 mi
  • Running Eagle Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Rockwell Falls: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
Parks: 4
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 17.9 mi
  • All Chief's Park: 21.1 mi
  • Blackfeet Park: 21.2 mi
  • Belton Stage Park: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 11.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of McClintock Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StimsonW 263°3,091 m6.3 mi
Rising Wolf MountainSE 128°2,899 m3.3 mi
Mount PhillipsSW 216°2,894 m4.1 mi
Mount RockwellS 170°2,862 m5.7 mi
Mount JamesNNW 348°2,857 m4.2 mi
Red MountainENE 72°2,856 m2.3 mi
Mount PinchotWSW 250°2,836 m6.0 mi
2825ESE 117°2,825 m4.1 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 50–80 °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, 13 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 773971 — McClintock Peak, Flathead County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357928399

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