Mount Jackson
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Mount Jackson rises to 3,064 m in Montana. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the southeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Walton Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away.
The story
Mount Jackson (10,052 feet (3,064 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Mount Jackson is the fourth tallest mountain in Glacier National Park and it is situated on the Continental Divide. Both the mountain and its namesake Jackson Glacier are easily seen from the Going-to-the-Sun Road. Harrison Glacier, the park's largest remaining glacier, is located on the mountain's southern flank. Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Jackson has an alpine climate characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and short, cool to mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.
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Wikidata Q6921473, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3064 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Walton Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Gunsight Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Fusillade Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Blackfoot Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Lincoln Peak: 2.8 mi
- Beaver Chief Falls: 2.0 mi
- Siksika Falls: 2.0 mi
- Feather Woman Falls: 2.7 mi
- Akaiyan Falls: 3.1 mi
- Beaver Medicine Falls: 3.4 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 4.0 mi
- Glacier Wall: 9.0 mi
- Grinnell Point: 13.0 mi
- McGee Hill: 13.4 mi
- Beaver Slide: 19.5 mi
- Belton Stage Park: 15.2 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 18.8 mi
- Berne Memorial Park: 23.0 mi
- Bad Rock Canyon Historical Marker: 24.7 mi
- Surrounded by Wilderness Historical Marker: 24.7 mi
- Weeping Wall: 8.7 mi
- Weeping Wall: 9.9 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 12.0 mi
- Glacier Highline: 19.4 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Great Northern Flats: 18.8 mi
- North American Wildlife Museum: 19.2 mi
- Museum Of Wildlife: 21.6 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 10.3 mi
- Coram Experimental Forest: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Mount Jackson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Stimson | SE 139° | 3,091 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Siyeh | NNE 20° | 3,052 m | 9.4 mi |
| Cracker Benchmark | NNE 23° | 2,992 m | 9.9 mi |
| Going-to-the-Sun Mountain | NNE 32° | 2,939 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Gould | N 2° | 2,911 m | 9.8 mi |
| Blackfoot Mountain | ESE 118° | 2,909 m | 2.8 mi |
| Little Chief Mountain | ENE 62° | 2,867 m | 6.6 mi |
| Allen Mountain | NNE 15° | 2,864 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:06 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:52 | 21:42 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:25 | 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, 14 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 772780 — Mount Jackson, Glacier County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357927539
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 6 mi
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