Mount Stimson
Mount Stimson rises to 3,091 m in Montana. Mount Jackson stands 3,064 m to the northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Pinchot, a peak 1.5 miles away. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
The story
Mount Stimson (10,147 feet (3,093 m)) is the second highest peak in Glacier National Park, located in Montana, United States. It is part of the Lewis Range, which spans much of the park. It is located in the remote southwestern portion of the park, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) west of the Continental Divide and 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Lake McDonald. It is drained by Pinchot Creek (on the south) and Nyack Creek (on the other sides), both of which flow into the Middle Fork of the Flathead River. The mountain is named for Henry L. Stimson (1867–1950), former U.S. Secretary of State and twice Secretary of War, who hiked and assisted George Bird Grinnell survey the area in and around Glacier National Park in the 1890s, and supported efforts to establish the national park.
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Wikidata Q6923878, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,091 m
How to reach it
109 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Pinchot: 1.5 mi
- Threesuns Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Eaglehead Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Peril Peak: 4.1 mi
- Mount Thompson: 4.2 mi
- Siksika Falls: 7.9 mi
- Atlantic Falls: 8.4 mi
- Twin Falls: 8.7 mi
- Beaver Chief Falls: 8.9 mi
- Upper Virginia Falls: 10.1 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 11.5 mi
- Glacier Wall: 16.7 mi
- McGee Hill: 18.9 mi
- Grinnell Point: 19.2 mi
- Beaver Slide: 20.5 mi
- Weeping Wall: 15.6 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 19.2 mi
- Glacier Highline: 21.0 mi
- Belton Stage Park: 18.3 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 20.5 mi
- Berne Memorial Park: 24.3 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Great Northern Flats: 24.1 mi
- North American Wildlife Museum: 20.7 mi
- Museum Of Wildlife: 22.6 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 12.1 mi
- McCarthyville: 18.6 mi
- Coram Experimental Forest: 18.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Stimson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jackson | NW 319° | 3,064 m | 7.8 mi |
| Blackfoot Mountain | NNW 330° | 2,909 m | 5.4 mi |
| Rising Wolf Mountain | E 98° | 2,899 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Phillips | ESE 123° | 2,894 m | 4.7 mi |
| Little Chief Mountain | N 4° | 2,867 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Rockwell | SE 124° | 2,862 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount James | NE 48° | 2,857 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Saint Nicholas | SSE 162° | 2,857 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:06 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:51 | 21:41 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:25 | 15:47 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 34 | 42 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 64 | 54 | 42 | 32 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Glacier, 17 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 777217 — Mount Stimson, Flathead County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357930930
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 14 mi
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