Sheep Mountain
Sheep Mountain rises to 2,612 m in Montana. Rising Wolf Mountain stands 2,899 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Brave Dog Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Sheep Mountain (8,537 feet (2,602 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.
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Wikidata Q7492414, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,612 m
How to reach it
81 named places within 25 miles
- Brave Dog Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Soldier Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Elk Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Church Butte: 3.4 mi
- Statuary Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Rockwell Falls: 8.3 mi
- Twin Falls: 9.6 mi
- Aster falls: 10.0 mi
- Appistoki Falls: 11.2 mi
- Running Eagle Falls: 12.1 mi
- McCarthyville: 5.2 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 16.3 mi
- Coram Experimental Forest: 23.7 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 23.7 mi
- Wapiti Park: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sheep Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rising Wolf Mountain | NNE 13° | 2,899 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Phillips | NNW 345° | 2,894 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Rockwell | N 7° | 2,862 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Saint Nicholas | NW 313° | 2,857 m | 5.0 mi |
| Flinsch Peak | N 1° | 2,809 m | 10.8 mi |
| Eaglehead Mountain | NW 326° | 2,773 m | 11.0 mi |
| Grizzly Mountain | NNE 31° | 2,755 m | 6.2 mi |
| Battlement Mountain | NNW 337° | 2,692 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:06 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:50 | 21:39 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:23 | 15:48 | 16:42 |
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, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 790363 — Sheep Mountain, Flathead County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357939062
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 28 mi
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