Mount Cleveland
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Mount Cleveland rises to 3,190 m in Montana. Mount Merritt stands 3,054 m to the southeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitecrow Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away.
The story
Mount Cleveland is the highest mountain in Glacier National Park, located in Montana, United States. It is also the highest point in the Lewis Range, which spans part of the northern portion of the park and extends into Canada. It is located approximately 3 mi (4.8 km) southeast of the southern end of Waterton Lake, and approximately 5 mi (8.0 km) south of the US–Canada border. The east side of the future national park was purchased by the federal government from the Blackfoot Confederacy in 1895 during the second term of President Grover Cleveland. According to the United States Board on Geographic Names, the mountain is named for the former president. While not of great absolute elevation (the mountain is more than 2,300 ft (700 m) lower than Granite Peak, the highest peak in Montana), Mount Cleveland is notable for its large, steep rise above local terrain. For example, its west flank rises over 5,500 ft (1,700 m) in less than 2 mi (3.2 km); the northwest face, the steepest on the mountain, rises 4,000 ft (1,200 m) in less than 0.4 mi (0.64 km). The other faces show almost as much vertical relief. This scale and steepness of relief is quite rare in the contiguous United States. Mount Cleveland ranks 50th on the list of peaks in the contiguous U.S. with the greatest topographic prominence. The massif upon which Mount Cleveland is situated also includes 10,001-foot (3,048 m) Kaiser Point, which is the seventh-highest peak in the park and is only .67 mi (1.08 km) to the northeast.
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Wikidata Q3321762, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3190 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Whitecrow Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Goat Haunt Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Stoney Indian Peaks: 1.9 mi
- Kaina Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Wahcheechee Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 2.8 mi
- White Quiver Falls: 3.1 mi
- Mokowanis Cascade: 3.4 mi
- Atsina Falls: 3.5 mi
- Paiota Falls: 3.7 mi
- Bear Mountain Point: 4.5 mi
- The Hawksbill: 7.8 mi
- Carnelian Cliff: 9.8 mi
- Grinnell Point: 12.1 mi
- Glacier Wall: 14.3 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 11.2 mi
- Weeping Wall: 13.3 mi
- Weeping Wall: 14.7 mi
- Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 17.6 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 22.0 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Mount Cleveland. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Merritt | SE 144° | 3,054 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Carter | WSW 258° | 3,000 m | 10.7 mi |
| Rainbow Peak | WSW 254° | 2,988 m | 11.7 mi |
| Vulture Peak | SW 233° | 2,937 m | 10.0 mi |
| Ipasha Peak | SSE 151° | 2,913 m | 5.8 mi |
| Kaina Mountain | NE 48° | 2,892 m | 3.0 mi |
| The Guardhouse | W 265° | 2,844 m | 7.7 mi |
| Chapman Peak | WNW 288° | 2,841 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:07 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:54 | 21:44 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 09:27 | 16:46 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Edmonton).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 23 | 29 | 37 | 46 | 52 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST. Mary 1 SSW, 23 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357925027
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 17 mi
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