Mount Shields
Mount Shields rises to 2,173 m in Montana. Mount Rockwell stands 2,862 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Snowslip Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49054553, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,173 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Snowslip Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Running Rabbit Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Scalplock Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Mount Furlong: 3.8 mi
- Elk Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Rockwell Falls: 13.3 mi
- Twin Falls: 14.5 mi
- Aster falls: 15.0 mi
- Appistoki Falls: 16.2 mi
- Running Eagle Falls: 17.1 mi
- McCarthyville: 3.6 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 15.1 mi
- Coram Experimental Forest: 22.9 mi
- Wapiti Park: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Mount Shields. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rockwell | NNE 14° | 2,862 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mount Saint Nicholas | N 349° | 2,857 m | 8.2 mi |
| Grizzly Mountain | NNE 28° | 2,755 m | 11.2 mi |
| Battlement Mountain | N 359° | 2,692 m | 9.6 mi |
| Church Butte | N 1° | 2,687 m | 7.3 mi |
| Summit Mountain | NE 51° | 2,673 m | 8.6 mi |
| Cloudcroft Peaks | NNW 347° | 2,644 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Doody | NNW 346° | 2,637 m | 11.0 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 | 20:50 | 21:39 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:23 | 15:49 | 16:43 |
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, 18 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/357939112
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