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McPartland Mountain

McPartland Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

McPartland Mountain rises to 2,487 m in Montana. Mount Jackson stands 3,064 m to the southeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Vaught, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

McPartland Mountain (8,417 feet (2,566 m)) is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. McPartland Mountain is a little more than a mile south of Heavens Peak. The mountain's name is believed to refer to Frank McPartland, of eastern Montana, who worked around nearby Lake McDonald for two seasons, and drowned in a boating accident on the lake in the 1890s.

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Wikidata Q8533557, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2487 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.69053, -113.86373

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 41
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 4
Parks: 3
  • Belton Stage Park: 15.5 mi
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 21.5 mi
  • Berne Memorial Park: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Great Northern Flats: 14.8 mi
Museums: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 15.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of McPartland Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount JacksonSE 134°3,064 m9.0 mi
Mount SiyehENE 75°3,052 m10.1 mi
Cracker BenchmarkENE 74°2,992 m10.7 mi
Going-to-the-Sun MountainE 90°2,939 m10.4 mi
Vulture PeakNW 324°2,937 m12.5 mi
Ipasha PeakNNE 18°2,913 m11.7 mi
Mount GouldENE 62°2,911 m7.7 mi
Blackfoot MountainSE 130°2,909 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:0719:48
June solstice05:3320:5321:43
September equinox07:2318:5419:35
December solstice08:2615:4716:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 14 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

OpenStreetMap element node/357928451

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