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Paul Bunyans Cabin

Paul Bunyans Cabin, seen from above at true elevation

Paul Bunyans Cabin rises to 2,570 m in Montana. Mount Merritt stands 3,054 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Longfellow Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away.

The story

Paul Bunyans Cabin (8,490 feet (2,588 m)) is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Paul Bunyans Cabin is on a rock spur immediately SSE of Longfellow Peak and from certain angles appears as a Log cabin. Lake Evangeline is northeast of the peak and Ruger Lake is to the east.

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Wikidata Q7149598, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2570 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.74108, -113.93679

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 39
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Great Northern Flats: 14.8 mi
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
Parks: 2
  • Belton Stage Park: 17.8 mi
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 18.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Paul Bunyans Cabin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MerrittNE 37°3,054 m11.2 mi
Mount SiyehE 94°3,052 m13.1 mi
Mount CarterNNW 329°3,000 m12.3 mi
Rainbow PeakNW 323°2,988 m12.0 mi
Vulture PeakNNW 329°2,937 m7.7 mi
Ipasha PeakNE 42°2,913 m10.3 mi
Mount GouldE 89°2,911 m10.1 mi
Allen MountainE 85°2,864 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:0719:49
June solstice05:3320:5321:43
September equinox07:2318:5419:36
December solstice08:2715:4716:42

Local time (America/Denver).

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, 17 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 775115 — Paul Bunyans Cabin, Flathead County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357929235

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