Pyramid Peak
Pyramid Peak rises to 2,487 m in Montana. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the north-northwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mokowanis Cascade, a waterfall 0.5 miles away.
The story
Pyramid Peak (8,200–8,280 feet (2,499–2,524 m)) is in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Mokowanis Lake lies just northeast of the peak, and Atsina Lake is to the west.
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Wikidata Q7263273, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2487 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Kipp: 1.3 mi
- Cathedral Peak: 1.6 mi
- Mount Merritt: 2.1 mi
- Wahcheechee Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Stoney Indian Peaks: 2.1 mi
- Mokowanis Cascade: 0.5 mi
- Paiota Falls: 0.8 mi
- Atsina Falls: 0.9 mi
- Raven Quiver Falls: 0.9 mi
- White Quiver Falls: 1.2 mi
- Bear Mountain Point: 5.7 mi
- Grinnell Point: 9.0 mi
- Carnelian Cliff: 9.1 mi
- The Hawksbill: 9.7 mi
- Glacier Wall: 10.7 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 7.6 mi
- Weeping Wall: 9.7 mi
- Weeping Wall: 11.1 mi
- Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 18.3 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 18.9 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 20.1 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Pyramid Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cleveland | NNW 348° | 3,190 m | 3.6 mi |
| Mount Merritt | E 96° | 3,054 m | 2.1 mi |
| Mount Carter | W 277° | 3,000 m | 11.3 mi |
| Rainbow Peak | W 272° | 2,988 m | 12.1 mi |
| Vulture Peak | WSW 254° | 2,937 m | 9.1 mi |
| Ipasha Peak | SE 126° | 2,913 m | 2.5 mi |
| Mount Gould | SSE 149° | 2,911 m | 10.5 mi |
| Kaina Mountain | NNE 15° | 2,892 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:07 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:53 | 21:43 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:53 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 09:27 | 16:46 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Edmonton).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 23 | 29 | 37 | 46 | 52 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST. Mary 1 SSW, 20 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/357957440
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 13 mi
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