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Medicine Owl Peak

Medicine Owl Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Medicine Owl Peak rises to 2,520 m in Montana. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the southwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Amphitheater Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

Medicine Owl Peak (8,284 feet (2,525 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park, in the U.S. state of Montana. It is situated .71 mi (1.14 km) northwest of Amphitheater Mountain.

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Wikidata Q6806743, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2520 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.60886, -113.49538

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 41
  • Atlantic Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Upper Virginia Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Lower Virginia Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Baring Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Saint Mary Falls: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 4
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 12.4 mi
  • Blackfeet Park: 22.1 mi
  • All Chief's Park: 22.2 mi
  • Belton Stage Park: 24.9 mi
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 5.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
Museums: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Medicine Owl Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StimsonSW 219°3,091 m8.4 mi
Mount JacksonW 267°3,064 m10.4 mi
Cracker BenchmarkNW 323°2,992 m10.7 mi
Going-to-the-Sun MountainNW 311°2,939 m8.6 mi
Blackfoot MountainWSW 257°2,909 m8.1 mi
Rising Wolf MountainSSE 155°2,899 m8.6 mi
Mount PhillipsS 189°2,894 m9.2 mi
Little Chief MountainWNW 299°2,867 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0519:47
June solstice05:3220:5121:41
September equinox07:2118:5219:34
December solstice08:2415:4616:41

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, 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.

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OpenStreetMap element node/357928477

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