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Norris Mountain

Norris Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Norris Mountain rises to 2,716 m in Montana. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the southwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Triple Divide Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

Norris Mountain (8,887 feet (2,709 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Norris Mountain is situated along the Continental Divide; it is the parent of Triple Divide Peak—the point at which North America's Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacific drainage basins converge—located 0.8 miles (1.3 km) east-southeast.

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Wikidata Q8532711, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2716 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.57691, -113.53372

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 38
  • Atlantic Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Upper Virginia Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Lower Virginia Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Saint Mary Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Baring Falls: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 4
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 15.1 mi
  • Belton Stage Park: 22.6 mi
  • Blackfeet Park: 23.7 mi
  • All Chief's Park: 23.7 mi
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 7.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Norris Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StimsonSW 219°3,091 m5.6 mi
Mount JacksonW 281°3,064 m8.8 mi
Going-to-the-Sun MountainNNW 329°2,939 m9.2 mi
Blackfoot MountainW 273°2,909 m6.2 mi
Rising Wolf MountainSE 136°2,899 m7.8 mi
Mount PhillipsS 177°2,894 m6.9 mi
Little Chief MountainNNW 329°2,867 m5.5 mi
Mount RockwellSSE 158°2,862 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0619:47
June solstice05:3320:5121:41
September equinox07:2118:5219:34
December solstice08:2415:4716:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212329374653615951402922

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Mary, 12 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
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 774671 — Norris Mountain, Flathead County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357928988

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