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Spot Mountain

Spot Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Spot Mountain rises to 2,386 m in Montana. Rising Wolf Mountain stands 2,899 m to the southwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Basin Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

Spot Mountain is a 7,831-foot-elevation (2,387-meter) mountain summit located in the Two Medicine area of Glacier National Park, in Glacier County, Montana, United States. It is situated in the Lewis Range, nine miles northwest of East Glacier Park Village, and approximately five miles east of the Continental Divide. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of Cut Bank Creek and Two Medicine River, which merge to form the Marias River. Topographic relief is significant as the south aspect rises nearly 3,000 feet (910 meters) above Lower Two Medicine Lake in two miles. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1929 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.

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Wikidata Q49076598, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2386 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.53386, -113.35538

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 32
  • Running Eagle Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Appistoki Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Aster falls: 4.4 mi
  • Twin Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Atlantic Falls: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
Parks: 4
  • All Chief's Park: 15.7 mi
  • Blackfeet Park: 15.8 mi
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 17.2 mi
  • Camp Disappointment Historical Marker: 21.8 mi
Attractions: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 13.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Spot Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rising Wolf MountainSW 227°2,899 m3.8 mi
Mount PhillipsWSW 244°2,894 m8.7 mi
Mount RockwellSW 215°2,862 m7.6 mi
Mount JamesWNW 299°2,857 m7.2 mi
Red MountainW 272°2,856 m3.2 mi
2825SW 214°2,825 m3.0 mi
Flinsch PeakWSW 244°2,809 m5.6 mi
Grizzly MountainSSW 195°2,755 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0519:46
June solstice05:3220:5021:40
September equinox07:2118:5219:33
December solstice08:2415:4616:41

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 776941 — Spot Mountain, Glacier County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357930776

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