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Skeleton Mountain

Skeleton Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Skeleton Mountain rises to 2,277 m in Montana. Rising Wolf Mountain stands 2,899 m to the north-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Summit Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
2277 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.37163, -113.36204

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 14
  • Rockwell Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Aster falls: 6.9 mi
  • Appistoki Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Twin Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Running Eagle Falls: 8.8 mi
Parks: 3
  • All Chief's Park: 20.6 mi
  • Blackfeet Park: 21.1 mi
  • Wapiti Park: 23.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Museums: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 22.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Skeleton Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rising Wolf MountainNNW 344°2,899 m8.9 mi
Mount PhillipsNW 315°2,894 m10.5 mi
Mount RockwellNW 320°2,862 m6.4 mi
Mount Saint NicholasW 279°2,857 m8.8 mi
2825N 351°2,825 m8.8 mi
Flinsch PeakNNW 331°2,809 m10.0 mi
Grizzly MountainNNW 331°2,755 m3.7 mi
Battlement MountainWNW 293°2,692 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0519:46
June solstice05:3320:5021:39
September equinox07:2118:5219:33
December solstice08:2315:4716:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 8 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

OpenStreetMap element node/357939175

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