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Split Mountain

Split Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Split Mountain rises to 2,673 m in Montana. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the south-southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Norris Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away.

The story

Split Mountain (8,797 feet (2,681 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7578650, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2673 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.59803, -113.53927

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 41
  • Atlantic Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Upper Virginia Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Lower Virginia Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Saint Mary Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Baring Falls: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 4
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 13.9 mi
  • Belton Stage Park: 22.8 mi
  • Blackfeet Park: 24.0 mi
  • All Chief's Park: 24.1 mi
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 5.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Split Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StimsonSSW 209°3,091 m6.6 mi
Mount JacksonW 271°3,064 m8.4 mi
Going-to-the-Sun MountainNW 325°2,939 m7.8 mi
Blackfoot MountainW 259°2,909 m6.0 mi
Rising Wolf MountainSE 141°2,899 m9.0 mi
Mount PhillipsS 176°2,894 m8.3 mi
Little Chief MountainNW 322°2,867 m4.1 mi
Mount JamesESE 114°2,857 m2.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0619:47
June solstice05:3320:5121:41
September equinox07:2218:5319:34
December solstice08:2515:4716:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212329374653615951402922

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Mary, 11 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/357930764

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