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Seward Mountain

Seward Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Seward Mountain rises to 2,711 m in Montana. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the west-northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away.

The story

Seward Mountain (8,917 feet (2,718 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 Q7458180, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,711 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.87081, -113.68066

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 40
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 12.9 mi
Parks: 1
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 14.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Seward Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ClevelandWNW3,190 m8.5 mi
Mount MerrittW3,054 m4.8 mi
Mount SiyehS3,052 m9.9 mi
Cracker BenchmarkSSE2,992 m9.8 mi
Going-to-the-Sun MountainS2,939 m12.6 mi
Ipasha PeakWSW2,913 m5.0 mi
Mount GouldS2,911 m9.0 mi
Kaina MountainNW2,892 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0619:48
June solstice05:3220:5321:43
September equinox07:2218:5319:35
December solstice09:2616:4517:41

Local time (America/Edmonton).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 14 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/357930461

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