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Painted Tepee Peak

Painted Tepee Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Painted Tepee Peak rises to 2,314 m in Montana. Rising Wolf Mountain stands 2,899 m to the north, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockwell Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away.

The story

Painted Tepee Peak, or simply Painted Tepee (also Tipi or Teepee) is a mountain located in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana near the Two Medicine Pass. The altitude of the highest point is 7,650 feet (2,332 m). The summit lies to the south of Two Medicine Lake, and is within view of Grizzly Mountain, Chief Lodgepole Peak, and Mount Rockwell. The mountain lies along the Two Mountain Pass Trail.

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Wikidata Q38251402, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2314 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.44219, -113.41204

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 23
  • Rockwell Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Twin Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Aster falls: 2.6 mi
  • Appistoki Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Running Eagle Falls: 4.7 mi
Parks: 3
  • All Chief's Park: 20.0 mi
  • Blackfeet Park: 20.2 mi
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 17.5 mi
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Painted Tepee Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rising Wolf MountainN 357°2,899 m3.7 mi
Mount PhillipsWNW 295°2,894 m5.7 mi
Mount RockwellW 272°2,862 m1.8 mi
Mount Saint NicholasWSW 241°2,857 m7.2 mi
Red MountainN 355°2,856 m6.5 mi
2825NNE 14°2,825 m4.0 mi
Flinsch PeakNNW 327°2,809 m4.6 mi
Grizzly MountainSSE 164°2,755 m1.7 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 50–80 °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, 9 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 775065 — Painted Tepee Peak, Glacier County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357929194

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