Scenic Point
Scenic Point rises to 2,228 m in Montana. Rising Wolf Mountain stands 2,899 m to the west, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is 7643 ft, a peak 0.6 miles away. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
The story
Scenic Point is a 7,522-foot-elevation (2,293-meter) mountain summit located in the Two Medicine area of Glacier National Park, in Glacier County, Montana, United States. It is situated in the Lewis Range, six miles northwest of East Glacier Park Village, and approximately seven miles east of the Continental Divide, with precipitation runoff from the mountain draining into the Two Medicine River watershed. Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises over 2,600 feet (790 meters) above Lower Two Medicine Lake in one mile. Access to the summit is via the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail which traverses the upper slopes of this mountain. The trail to Scenic Point was constructed by the Great Northern Railway, and the summit once hosted a locomotive bell, a Swiss Alps tradition. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1929 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
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Wikidata Q49071745, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,228 m
How to reach it
85 named places within 25 miles
- 7643 ft: 0.6 mi
- 5402 ft: 0.6 mi
- 7277 ft: 0.8 mi
- 6427 ft: 1.0 mi
- 5897 ft: 1.0 mi
- Appistoki Falls: 1.4 mi
- Running Eagle Falls: 1.6 mi
- Aster falls: 2.6 mi
- Rockwell Falls: 4.3 mi
- Twin Falls: 4.9 mi
- All Chief's Park: 15.0 mi
- Blackfeet Park: 15.3 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 20.8 mi
- Beaver Slide: 19.7 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 22.4 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 22.5 mi
- Museum of the Plains Indian: 14.6 mi
- McCarthyville: 15.8 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 16.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Scenic Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rising Wolf Mountain | W 280° | 2,899 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Phillips | W 267° | 2,894 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Rockwell | WSW 244° | 2,862 m | 6.6 mi |
| Red Mountain | NW 307° | 2,856 m | 5.8 mi |
| Flinsch Peak | W 278° | 2,809 m | 6.6 mi |
| Grizzly Mountain | SW 218° | 2,755 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Henry | SSW 204° | 2,682 m | 2.4 mi |
| Summit Mountain | SSW 193° | 2,673 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:05 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:50 | 21:39 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:23 | 15:46 | 16:41 |
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, 5 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/357938910
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 25 mi
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