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Mount James

Mount James, seen from above at true elevation

Mount James rises to 2,857 m in Montana. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the southwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Amphitheater Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

Mount James (9,380 feet (2,859 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Mount James is 1.35 miles (2.17 km) northeast of Triple Divide Peak. The Blackfeet name for the mountain is Ah'-kow-to-mak-an (Double Runner).

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Wikidata Q6921477, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2857 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.58441, -113.49233

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 35
  • Atlantic Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Upper Virginia Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Lower Virginia Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Baring Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Twin Falls: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 4
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 14.0 mi
  • Blackfeet Park: 21.8 mi
  • All Chief's Park: 21.9 mi
  • Belton Stage Park: 24.5 mi
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 22.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Mount James. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StimsonSW 228°3,091 m7.2 mi
Going-to-the-Sun MountainNW 318°2,939 m9.9 mi
Blackfoot MountainW 269°2,909 m8.1 mi
Rising Wolf MountainSSE 150°2,899 m7.0 mi
Mount PhillipsSSW 192°2,894 m7.5 mi
Little Chief MountainNW 312°2,867 m6.3 mi
Mount RockwellS 169°2,862 m9.9 mi
Red MountainSE 137°2,856 m4.6 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 solstice08:2415:4716:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212329374653615951402922

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Mary, 11 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/357927556

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