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Sinopah Mountain

Sinopah Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sinopah Mountain rises to 2,521 m in Montana. Rising Wolf Mountain stands 2,899 m to the north, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockwell Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away.

The story

Sinopah Mountain (8,276 feet (2,523 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Sinopah Mountain rises prominently to the west of Two Medicine Lake. Sinopah means, ""kit fox" in Blackfeet, (who) was the Indian wife of Hugh Monroe (Rising Wolf) and daughter of Lone Walker, a powerful Blackfeet chief."

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q8532736, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2521 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.46330, -113.41232

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 27
  • Rockwell Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Twin Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Aster falls: 1.8 mi
  • Appistoki Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Running Eagle Falls: 3.7 mi
Parks: 3
  • All Chief's Park: 19.4 mi
  • Blackfeet Park: 19.7 mi
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 2
Historic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 16.1 mi
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Sinopah Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rising Wolf MountainN 356°2,899 m2.3 mi
Mount PhillipsW 281°2,894 m5.3 mi
Mount RockwellSW 232°2,862 m2.3 mi
Red MountainN 354°2,856 m5.0 mi
2825NNE 21°2,825 m2.6 mi
Flinsch PeakNW 314°2,809 m3.5 mi
Grizzly MountainS 171°2,755 m3.1 mi
Battlement MountainSW 235°2,692 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0519:46
June solstice05:3320:5021:40
September equinox07:2118:5219:33
December solstice08:2415:4716:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222228364553605951402922
Precip in3.12.62.62.22.94.01.51.52.22.52.82.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Glacier, 9 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/357930610

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