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Salvage Mountain

Salvage Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Salvage Mountain rises to 2,507 m in Montana. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Church Butte, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

Salvage Mountain (8,328 feet (2,538 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7406557, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2507 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.37469, -113.53621

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 22
  • Rockwell Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Twin Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Aster falls: 10.0 mi
  • Appistoki Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Running Eagle Falls: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Parks: 1
  • Belton Stage Park: 23.0 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Glacier Highline: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Salvage Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StimsonNNW 341°3,091 m10.2 mi
Rising Wolf MountainNNE 33°2,899 m10.0 mi
Mount PhillipsN 4°2,894 m7.1 mi
Mount RockwellNE 39°2,862 m6.1 mi
Mount Saint NicholasNNW 331°2,857 m1.3 mi
Mount PinchotNNW 342°2,836 m8.8 mi
Flinsch PeakNNE 21°2,809 m9.1 mi
Eaglehead MountainNNW 335°2,773 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0619:47
June solstice05:3420:5021:40
September equinox07:2218:5319:34
December solstice08:2415:4816:42

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, 15 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 789981 — Salvage Mountain, Flathead County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357938834

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