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Mount Oberlin

Mount Oberlin, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Oberlin rises to 2,670 m in Montana. Mount Jackson stands 3,064 m to the south, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Bird Woman Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away.

The story

Mount Oberlin (8,184 feet (2,494 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Mount Oberlin is just northwest of Logan Pass. Below the summit to the northwest, water and melting snow off Mount Oberlin lead to the 492 feet (150 m) Bird Woman Falls, one of the tallest waterfalls in Glacier National Park. Dr. Lyman B. Sperry, a member of an 1895 party exploring the Glacier Park region, named the mountain after his employer, Oberlin College.

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Wikidata Q6922471, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2670 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.70442, -113.73595

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 45
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 4
Parks: 2
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 15.6 mi
  • Belton Stage Park: 19.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
  • Great Northern Flats: 20.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 9.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Mount Oberlin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount JacksonS 175°3,064 m7.2 mi
Mount SiyehENE 67°3,052 m4.3 mi
Cracker BenchmarkENE 67°2,992 m4.9 mi
Going-to-the-Sun MountainESE 102°2,939 m4.6 mi
Ipasha PeakNNW 347°2,913 m10.4 mi
Mount GouldNNE 20°2,911 m2.8 mi
Blackfoot MountainSSE 160°2,909 m9.0 mi
Little Chief MountainESE 123°2,867 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:0619:48
June solstice05:3320:5221:42
September equinox07:2218:5319:35
December solstice08:2615:4716:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232329374652605951403124
Precip in2.12.12.52.52.83.11.21.31.62.22.72.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST. Mary 1 SSW, 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

OpenStreetMap element node/357929056

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