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Mount Thompson

Mount Thompson, seen from above at true elevation

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.

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.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6924103, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2599 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.54580, -113.68789

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 6
Parks: 5
  • Belton Stage Park: 15.2 mi
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 20.5 mi
  • Berne Memorial Park: 22.1 mi
  • Surrounded by Wilderness Historical Marker: 23.8 mi
  • Bad Rock Canyon Historical Marker: 23.8 mi
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
  • Great Northern Flats: 20.3 mi
Museums: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 11.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Historic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Mount Thompson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StimsonESE 121°3,091 m4.2 mi
Mount JacksonNNW 338°3,064 m4.1 mi
Going-to-the-Sun MountainNNE 13°2,939 m10.3 mi
Blackfoot MountainNNE 20°2,909 m2.6 mi
Mount PhillipsESE 122°2,894 m8.8 mi
Little Chief MountainNNE 32°2,867 m8.0 mi
Mount JamesENE 73°2,857 m9.3 mi
Matahpi PeakNNE 11°2,838 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0619:48
June solstice05:3320:5221:41
September equinox07:2218:5319:34
December solstice08:2515:4816:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252734425258656454423225
Precip in3.52.22.62.12.63.81.41.22.03.03.23.2

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357931255

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