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Medicine Grizzly Peak

Medicine Grizzly Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Medicine Grizzly Peak rises to 2,485 m in Montana. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the west-southwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Atlantic Falls, a waterfall 1.2 miles away. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

The story

Medicine Grizzly Peak (8,320 feet (2,536 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6806703, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,485 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.55941, -113.46538

100 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 53
Waterfalls: 33
  • Atlantic Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Twin Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Running Eagle Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Aster falls: 7.3 mi
  • Appistoki Falls: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Parks: 3
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 15.5 mi
  • All Chief's Park: 20.6 mi
  • Blackfeet Park: 20.6 mi
Attractions: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 9.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Medicine Grizzly Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StimsonWSW3,091 m7.3 mi
Rising Wolf MountainSSE2,899 m4.9 mi
Mount PhillipsSSW2,894 m6.3 mi
Little Chief MountainNW2,867 m8.4 mi
Mount RockwellS2,862 m8.0 mi
Mount JamesNW2,857 m2.1 mi
Red MountainSE2,856 m2.5 mi
Mount PinchotSW2,836 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0519:47
June solstice05:3220:5121:40
September equinox07:2118:5219:34
December solstice08:2415:4716:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212329374653615951402922

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Mary, 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.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 774074 — Medicine Grizzly Peak, Glacier County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357928470

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