Natoas Peak
Natoas Peak rises to 2,820 m in Montana. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Merritt, a peak 1.1 miles away.
The story
Natoas Peak (9,480 feet (2,890 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Natoas Peak is 1.10 miles (1.77 km) northeast of Mount Merritt. First ascent by Bruce Murphy and Bill Mathews, August 1964.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q6980175, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,820 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Merritt: 1.1 mi
- Ipasha Peak: 1.9 mi
- Pyramid Peak: 3.1 mi
- Ahern Peak: 3.2 mi
- Seward Mountain: 3.8 mi
- White Quiver Falls: 2.5 mi
- Ipasha Falls: 2.7 mi
- Dawn Mist Falls: 3.0 mi
- Mokowanis Cascade: 3.6 mi
- Raven Quiver Falls: 3.9 mi
- Bear Mountain Point: 4.2 mi
- Grinnell Point: 7.1 mi
- Glacier Wall: 10.8 mi
- Carnelian Cliff: 12.2 mi
- The Hawksbill: 12.4 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 7.2 mi
- Weeping Wall: 9.2 mi
- Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 15.6 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 16.9 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 17.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Natoas Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cleveland | NW 312° | 3,190 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Merritt | WSW 253° | 3,054 m | 1.1 mi |
| Mount Siyeh | SSE 153° | 3,052 m | 11.3 mi |
| Cracker Benchmark | SSE 150° | 2,992 m | 11.4 mi |
| Vulture Peak | WSW 258° | 2,937 m | 12.1 mi |
| Ipasha Peak | SSW 213° | 2,913 m | 1.9 mi |
| Mount Gould | SSE 166° | 2,911 m | 9.4 mi |
| Kaina Mountain | NNW 344° | 2,892 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:06 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:53 | 21:43 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 09:27 | 16:46 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Edmonton).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 23 | 29 | 37 | 46 | 52 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST. Mary 1 SSW, 18 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357928888
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 14 mi
Take the scenic way to Natoas Peak.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.