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Mount Siyeh

Mount Siyeh, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Siyeh rises to 3,052 m in Montana. Mount Jackson stands 3,064 m to the south-southwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Cracker Benchmark, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The story

Mount Siyeh, with a height of 10,019 feet (3,054 m), is the fifth tallest and one of six peaks over 10,000 feet (3,048 m) in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States. Mount Siyeh was named after a Blackfeet Native American, Sai-yeh, whose name means "Crazy Dog" or "Mad Wolf." Mount Siyeh stands about two miles east of the Continental Divide, within the watershed of the Saint Mary River, which drains into the Saskatchewan River, and ultimately into Hudson Bay. Mount Siyeh is rather easily accessible from a variety of different routes. It can be ascended via a long scree scramble from the Preston Park area, or from Piegan Pass via Cataract Mountain. The summit can also be reached via a long hiking/mountaineering route dubbed the "Skyline Experience"; this route starts from the Many Glacier Hotel and involves 5.5 miles (9 km) ridge walk and includes the summits of Wynn Mountain (8,404 feet (2,562 m)) and Cracker Peak (9,833 feet (2,997 m)) before reaching the top of Siyeh.

Route Descriptions can be found on Summitpost or in A Climbers Guide to Glacier National Park.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q8523839, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3052 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.72859, -113.65017

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 45
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 3
Parks: 2
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 11.4 mi
  • Belton Stage Park: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
  • Great Northern Flats: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 6.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 20.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Mount Siyeh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount JacksonSSW 200°3,064 m9.4 mi
Cracker BenchmarkENE 66°2,992 m0.6 mi
Going-to-the-Sun MountainSSE 167°2,939 m2.7 mi
Ipasha PeakNW 324°2,913 m10.5 mi
Mount GouldWNW 288°2,911 m3.1 mi
Blackfoot MountainS 185°2,909 m10.2 mi
Little Chief MountainSSE 157°2,867 m6.3 mi
Allen MountainN 351°2,864 m2.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0619:47
June solstice05:3220:5221:42
September equinox07:2218:5319:34
December solstice08:2615:4616:41

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, 10 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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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 776602 — Mount Siyeh, Glacier County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357930621

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