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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. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
2,277 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.37163, -113.36204

77 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
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Museums: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 22.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Skeleton Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rising Wolf MountainNNW2,899 m8.9 mi
Mount PhillipsNW2,894 m10.5 mi
Mount RockwellNW2,862 m6.4 mi
Mount Saint NicholasW2,857 m8.8 mi
Flinsch PeakNNW2,809 m10.0 mi
Grizzly MountainNNW2,755 m3.7 mi
Battlement MountainWNW2,692 m7.8 mi
Church ButteW2,687 m7.0 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 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, 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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