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Sherburne Peak

Sherburne Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Sherburne Peak rises to 2,584 m in Montana. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Mountain, a peak 3.4 miles away.

The story

Sherburne Peak is a 8,578-foot-high (2,615 m) mountain located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Sherburne Peak has two summits: the higher one being in Glacier National Park and the lower summit is located within the Blackfeet Indian Reservation.

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Wikidata Q7494776, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2584 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.88359, -113.56204

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 40
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 3
Nature reserves: 1
  • Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 9.1 mi
Parks: 1
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 9.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 14.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Sherburne Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ClevelandWNW 283°3,190 m13.3 mi
Mount MerrittW 265°3,054 m10.2 mi
Mount SiyehSSW 201°3,052 m11.4 mi
Cracker BenchmarkSSW 198°2,992 m11.0 mi
Going-to-the-Sun MountainSSW 194°2,939 m13.7 mi
Ipasha PeakWSW 258°2,913 m10.4 mi
Mount GouldSW 216°2,911 m12.0 mi
Kaina MountainWNW 294°2,892 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0519:47
June solstice05:3120:5221:42
September equinox07:2218:5219:34
December solstice09:2616:4517:40

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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 776476 — Sherburne Peak, Glacier County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357930550

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