Peril Peak
Peril Peak rises to 2,637 m in Montana. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the north-northwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Eaglehead Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.
The story
Peril Peak (8,645 feet (2,635 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.
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Wikidata Q7168497, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,637 m
How to reach it
104 named places within 25 miles
- Eaglehead Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Wolftail Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Cloudcroft Peaks: 1.8 mi
- Mount Doody: 1.9 mi
- Mount Pinchot: 2.7 mi
- Twin Falls: 7.6 mi
- Rockwell Falls: 8.6 mi
- Aster falls: 9.9 mi
- Atlantic Falls: 10.3 mi
- Appistoki Falls: 11.0 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 15.5 mi
- Glacier Wall: 20.6 mi
- McGee Hill: 21.0 mi
- Grinnell Point: 23.3 mi
- Beaver Slide: 23.6 mi
- Belton Stage Park: 19.3 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 23.8 mi
- Berne Memorial Park: 24.1 mi
- Weeping Wall: 19.7 mi
- Glacier Highline: 21.1 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 23.3 mi
- North American Wildlife Museum: 20.6 mi
- Museum Of Wildlife: 22.2 mi
- McCarthyville: 14.6 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 15.8 mi
- Coram Experimental Forest: 18.4 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Peril Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Stimson | NNW 347° | 3,091 m | 4.1 mi |
| Blackfoot Mountain | NNW 338° | 2,909 m | 9.4 mi |
| Rising Wolf Mountain | ENE 71° | 2,899 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Phillips | ENE 64° | 2,894 m | 3.3 mi |
| Mount Rockwell | E 98° | 2,862 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Saint Nicholas | SSE 158° | 2,857 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount James | NNE 27° | 2,857 m | 9.9 mi |
| Red Mountain | NE 54° | 2,856 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:06 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:51 | 21:40 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:24 | 15:48 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357929264
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 18 mi
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