Mount Brown
Mount Brown rises to 2,610 m in Montana. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Matterhorn, a peak 1.5 miles away.
The story
Mount Brown (8,569 feet (2,612 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. There are conflicting claims about who Mount Brown was named after. A US Park Service publication states it was: "named for William Brown of Chicago, then Solicitor General for the Chicago and Alton Railroad, by some members of his party on a camping and fishing trip to the area around Lake McDonald in 1894. The companions, Charles H. Russell (not the artist) and Frank A. Johnson, climbed this mountain that arose back of their camp, and so named it." However this naming story does not explain how the campers were able make their naming decision known to the public. The 1929 US Geographic Board decision card states that the Board accepted the name Mount Brown in accordance with existing local usage, and states that it was probably named for Louis Brown, a Montana pioneer. Below the summit on the southwestern slopes of Mount Brown is the historic Mount Brown Fire Lookout which was built in 1928 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Wikidata Q6919878, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2610 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Matterhorn: 1.5 mi
- Edwards Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Bearhat Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Gunsight Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Lincoln Peak: 3.3 mi
- McDonald Falls: 2.1 mi
- Monument Falls: 2.2 mi
- Akaiyan Falls: 2.2 mi
- Feather Woman Falls: 2.5 mi
- Beaver Medicine Falls: 2.7 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 3.7 mi
- Glacier Wall: 5.7 mi
- McGee Hill: 10.0 mi
- Grinnell Point: 12.0 mi
- Carnelian Cliff: 17.2 mi
- Belton Stage Park: 13.6 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 20.9 mi
- Berne Memorial Park: 21.9 mi
- Bad Rock Canyon Historical Marker: 23.5 mi
- Surrounded by Wilderness Historical Marker: 23.5 mi
- Weeping Wall: 7.4 mi
- Weeping Wall: 7.7 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 9.4 mi
- Glacier Highline: 18.3 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Great Northern Flats: 15.0 mi
- North American Wildlife Museum: 18.2 mi
- Museum Of Wildlife: 20.8 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 13.3 mi
- Coram Experimental Forest: 18.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Mount Brown. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Stimson | SE 132° | 3,091 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Jackson | ESE 121° | 3,064 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Siyeh | NE 51° | 3,052 m | 9.9 mi |
| Cracker Benchmark | NE 52° | 2,992 m | 10.5 mi |
| Going-to-the-Sun Mountain | ENE 66° | 2,939 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Gould | NNE 33° | 2,911 m | 8.6 mi |
| Blackfoot Mountain | ESE 120° | 2,909 m | 7.9 mi |
| Little Chief Mountain | E 87° | 2,867 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:07 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:52 | 21:42 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:26 | 15:47 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 34 | 42 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 64 | 54 | 42 | 32 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Glacier, 12 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357924365
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 3 mi
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