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Nahsukin Mountain

Nahsukin Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Nahsukin Mountain rises to 2,491 m in Montana. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the northeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bighorn Peak, a peak 1.6 miles away.

The story

Nahsukin Mountain (8,194 feet (2,498 m)) is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Nahsukin Mountain is situated along the Continental Divide. "Nahsukin" is Kootenai for "chief".

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Wikidata Q8532706, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2491 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.84109, -113.98957

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 39
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Great Northern Flats: 19.8 mi
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 23.5 mi
Parks: 1
  • Belton Stage Park: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Nahsukin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ClevelandNE 48°3,190 m8.7 mi
Kintla PeakNW 311°3,079 m10.9 mi
Mount MerrittENE 78°3,054 m9.4 mi
Kinnerly PeakNW 315°3,032 m11.3 mi
Mount CarterNW 311°3,000 m5.3 mi
Rainbow PeakWNW 298°2,988 m5.5 mi
Vulture PeakW 260°2,937 m1.6 mi
Ipasha PeakE 85°2,913 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:0719:49
June solstice05:3320:5421:44
September equinox07:2318:5419:36
December solstice09:2716:4717:42

Local time (America/Edmonton).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 24 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 806308 — Nahsukin Mountain, Flathead County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357958317

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