Scalplock Mountain
Scalplock Mountain rises to 2,109 m in Montana. Mount Phillips stands 2,894 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Shields, a peak 3.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2109 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Shields: 3.2 mi
- Rampage Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Running Rabbit Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Snowslip Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Soldier Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Rockwell Falls: 13.2 mi
- Twin Falls: 14.0 mi
- Aster falls: 15.0 mi
- Appistoki Falls: 16.2 mi
- Running Eagle Falls: 17.1 mi
- Glacier Highline: 23.2 mi
- Echo Lake Cosway Entrance: 23.9 mi
- Echo Lake Cosway entrance: 24.1 mi
- North American Wildlife Museum: 22.7 mi
- Museum Of Wildlife: 23.2 mi
- McCarthyville: 6.6 mi
- John Frank Stevens: 10.3 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 18.3 mi
- Coram Experimental Forest: 19.8 mi
- Belton Stage Park: 23.8 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Scalplock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Phillips | N 11° | 2,894 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mount Rockwell | NNE 30° | 2,862 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mount Saint Nicholas | N 10° | 2,857 m | 6.4 mi |
| Eaglehead Mountain | N 353° | 2,773 m | 12.1 mi |
| Grizzly Mountain | NE 44° | 2,755 m | 11.4 mi |
| Battlement Mountain | NNE 18° | 2,692 m | 8.3 mi |
| Church Butte | NNE 26° | 2,687 m | 6.3 mi |
| Summit Mountain | ENE 68° | 2,673 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:06 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:50 | 21:40 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:23 | 15:49 | 16:43 |
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, 19 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 790101 — Scalplock Mountain, Flathead County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357938900
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- Glacier National Park · 28 mi
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