Mount Thompson
Mount Thompson rises to 2,599 m in Montana. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the east-southeast, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Blackfoot Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. 117 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mount Thompson (8,531 feet (2,600 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.
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Wikidata Q6924103, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,599 m
How to reach it
117 named places within 25 miles
- Blackfoot Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Walton Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Mount Jackson: 4.1 mi
- Threesuns Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Mount Stimson: 4.2 mi
- Beaver Chief Falls: 4.8 mi
- Siksika Falls: 5.0 mi
- Feather Woman Falls: 6.2 mi
- Beaver Medicine Falls: 6.3 mi
- Akaiyan Falls: 6.5 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 8.0 mi
- Glacier Wall: 13.1 mi
- McGee Hill: 15.0 mi
- Grinnell Point: 16.7 mi
- Beaver Slide: 20.9 mi
- Weeping Wall: 12.7 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 16.0 mi
- Glacier Highline: 18.6 mi
- Belton Stage Park: 15.2 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 20.5 mi
- Berne Memorial Park: 22.1 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Great Northern Flats: 20.3 mi
- North American Wildlife Museum: 18.3 mi
- Museum Of Wildlife: 20.5 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 11.8 mi
- Coram Experimental Forest: 17.0 mi
- McCarthyville: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Thompson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Stimson | ESE 121° | 3,091 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mount Jackson | NNW 338° | 3,064 m | 4.1 mi |
| Going-to-the-Sun Mountain | NNE 13° | 2,939 m | 10.3 mi |
| Blackfoot Mountain | NNE 20° | 2,909 m | 2.6 mi |
| Mount Phillips | ESE 122° | 2,894 m | 8.8 mi |
| Little Chief Mountain | NNE 32° | 2,867 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount James | ENE 73° | 2,857 m | 9.3 mi |
| Matahpi Peak | NNE 11° | 2,838 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:06 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:52 | 21:41 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:25 | 15:48 | 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, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357931255
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 10 mi
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