Mount Gould
Mount Gould rises to 2,911 m in Montana. Mount Jackson stands 3,064 m to the south, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Feather Plume Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away.
The story
Mount Gould (9,557 ft (2,913 m)) is a peak on the Continental Divide in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States. It is the highest point of the Garden Wall, a distinctive ridge of the Lewis Range. It is most notable for its huge, steep east face, which drops 4,000 ft (1,220 m) in only one-half mile (0.8 km). This face provides a backdrop to Grinnell Lake, and is often photographed. Mount Gould was named in 1887 by George Bird Grinnell for his hunting companion, George H. Gould, and the name was officially adopted in 1929 by the United States Board on Geographic Names. The first recorded ascent of Mount Gould was in 1920, by Frank B. Wynn, Harry R. Horn, Henry H. Goddard, and party. They used the West Face route, which is the easiest and most commonly used route today. It starts from the Highline Trail, which skirts the west side of the peak, and involves some rock scrambling but no technical climbing. Climbing the sheer East Face of Mount Gould is theoretically possible; however the brittle, loose nature of the rock in Glacier National Park makes the ascent highly technical, unpleasant, and dangerous.
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Wikidata Q8522147, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2911 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Angel Wing: 1.0 mi
- Haystack Butte: 1.0 mi
- Bishops Cap: 1.3 mi
- Pollock Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Cataract Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Feather Plume Falls: 0.8 mi
- Morning Eagle Falls: 0.9 mi
- Salamander Falls: 1.3 mi
- Grinnell Falls: 1.4 mi
- Haystack Creek Falls: 1.4 mi
- Grinnell Point: 3.4 mi
- Glacier Wall: 4.2 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 6.1 mi
- Bear Mountain Point: 13.4 mi
- Devils Slide: 13.6 mi
- Weeping Wall: 1.3 mi
- Weeping Wall: 1.9 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 3.3 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 14.0 mi
- Belton Stage Park: 22.2 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Great Northern Flats: 22.4 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 9.3 mi
- Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Mount Gould. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jackson | S 182° | 3,064 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Merritt | NNW 340° | 3,054 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Siyeh | ESE 108° | 3,052 m | 3.1 mi |
| Cracker Benchmark | ESE 102° | 2,992 m | 3.6 mi |
| Going-to-the-Sun Mountain | SE 135° | 2,939 m | 5.1 mi |
| Ipasha Peak | NNW 337° | 2,913 m | 8.2 mi |
| Little Chief Mountain | SE 141° | 2,867 m | 8.7 mi |
| Allen Mountain | ENE 68° | 2,864 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:06 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:52 | 21:42 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:26 | 15:46 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
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, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357926724
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 6 mi
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