Mount Saint Nicholas
Mount Saint Nicholas rises to 2,857 m in Montana. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the north-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Salvage Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away.
The story
Mount Saint Nicholas is a peak in the remote southwestern section of Glacier National Park, in Montana. It is a particularly steep, pointed rock pinnacle, and its distinctive profile is visible from many summits in the southern half of the park. Because even its easiest ascent route is technical, with poor rock quality, it is "considered the most dangerous and difficult mountain for climbers in Glacier National Park." Mount Saint Nicholas excels in terms of steep vertical relief, even by the high standards prevalent in Glacier National Park. For example, its northwest face rises one vertical mile (5,300 ft; 1,600 m) in approximately 1.5 horizontal miles (7,900 ft; 2.4 km). Due to its pointed shape and isolation from the Continental Divide, it has similarly precipitous drops in all directions. In 1926, Reverend Conrad Wellen of Havre, Montana made the first ascent of Mount Saint Nicholas. The mountain had previously been considered by many to be unclimbable. The standard route is the Northeast Ridge. Starting from the east side of the peak, this route begins with a straightforward scramble up a gully to a prominent notch. From the notch a thousand vertical feet of somewhat technical climbing remain.
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Wikidata Q6519953, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2857 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Salvage Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Church Butte: 1.8 mi
- Battlement Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Statuary Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Mount Doody: 2.9 mi
- Rockwell Falls: 8.0 mi
- Twin Falls: 8.1 mi
- Aster falls: 9.7 mi
- Appistoki Falls: 11.0 mi
- Running Eagle Falls: 11.7 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 20.3 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 21.4 mi
- McGee Hill: 24.7 mi
- North American Wildlife Museum: 22.4 mi
- Museum Of Wildlife: 23.5 mi
- Glacier Highline: 22.8 mi
- Weeping Wall: 24.6 mi
- McCarthyville: 9.8 mi
- John Frank Stevens: 10.4 mi
- Coram Experimental Forest: 19.7 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 20.1 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Belton Stage Park: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Mount Saint Nicholas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Stimson | NNW 342° | 3,091 m | 8.9 mi |
| Rising Wolf Mountain | NE 40° | 2,899 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Phillips | N 11° | 2,894 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Rockwell | NE 52° | 2,862 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Pinchot | NNW 344° | 2,836 m | 7.5 mi |
| 2825 | NE 45° | 2,825 m | 10.3 mi |
| Flinsch Peak | NNE 28° | 2,809 m | 8.3 mi |
| Eaglehead Mountain | NNW 336° | 2,773 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:06 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:51 | 21:40 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:24 | 15:48 | 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 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Glacier, 16 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 776128 — Mount Saint Nicholas, Flathead County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357930325
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 23 mi
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