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Pollock Mountain

Pollock Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pollock Mountain rises to 2,794 m in Montana. Mount Jackson stands 3,064 m to the south, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Bishops Cap, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The story

Pollock Mountain (9,195 feet (2,803 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Pollock Mountain is situated along the Continental Divide and is one of the peaks along the Garden Wall and is approximately .6 miles (0.97 km) south of Bishops Cap. The mountain was named by Ross Carter for William C. Pollock, a member of the Indian Commission who along with Walter M. Clements and George Bird Grinnell negotiated with the Blackfeet to consummate the treaty that enabled the Federal Government to purchase the "Ceded Strip" of land, which included all of what is now Glacier National Park to the east of the Continental Divide.

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Wikidata Q7225712, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2794 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.71653, -113.70301

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 45
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 3
Parks: 2
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 13.9 mi
  • Belton Stage Park: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
  • Great Northern Flats: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 8.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 22.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Pollock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount JacksonS 186°3,064 m8.1 mi
Mount SiyehENE 71°3,052 m2.5 mi
Cracker BenchmarkENE 70°2,992 m3.2 mi
Going-to-the-Sun MountainESE 120°2,939 m3.5 mi
Ipasha PeakNNW 338°2,913 m10.1 mi
Mount GouldNNW 344°2,911 m1.9 mi
Blackfoot MountainS 170°2,909 m9.4 mi
Little Chief MountainSE 135°2,867 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0619:48
June solstice05:3320:5221:42
September equinox07:2218:5319:35
December solstice08:2615:4716:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232329374652605951403124
Precip in2.12.12.52.52.83.11.21.31.62.22.72.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST. Mary 1 SSW, 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.

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OpenStreetMap element node/357929450

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