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Never Laughs Mountain

Never Laughs Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Never Laughs Mountain rises to 2,320 m in Montana. Rising Wolf Mountain stands 2,899 m to the north-northwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Ellsworth, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

Never Laughs Mountain (7,641 feet (2,329 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The mountain is likely named for the Blackfeet “Kat-aiyimi”, wording for never laughs, also the band of the Piegan Blackfeet. Never Laughs Mountain is easily seen to the south of Two Medicine Lake and is .59 mi (0.95 km) NW of Mount Ellsworth.

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Wikidata Q38251591, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2320 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.44552, -113.38177

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 22
  • Rockwell Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Aster falls: 1.8 mi
  • Appistoki Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Twin Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Running Eagle Falls: 3.9 mi
Parks: 4
  • All Chief's Park: 18.6 mi
  • Blackfeet Park: 18.9 mi
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 23.2 mi
  • Camp Disappointment Historical Marker: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 17.8 mi
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Never Laughs Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rising Wolf MountainNNW 336°2,899 m3.8 mi
Mount PhillipsWNW 289°2,894 m6.9 mi
Mount RockwellW 267°2,862 m3.2 mi
Red MountainNNW 343°2,856 m6.5 mi
2825N 353°2,825 m3.7 mi
Flinsch PeakNW 313°2,809 m5.3 mi
Grizzly MountainSSW 207°2,755 m2.1 mi
Battlement MountainWSW 251°2,692 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0519:46
June solstice05:3320:5021:40
September equinox07:2118:5219:33
December solstice08:2315:4716:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222228364553605951402922
Precip in3.12.62.62.22.94.01.51.52.22.52.82.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Glacier, 7 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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OpenStreetMap element node/357928912

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