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Square Peak

Square Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Square Peak rises to 2,623 m in Montana. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainbow Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

Square Peak (8,781 feet (2,676 m)) is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Square Peak is .63 miles (1.01 km) SSW of Rainbow Peak.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7582038, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2623 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.86664, -114.10458

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 34
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Great Northern Flats: 20.6 mi
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Square Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ClevelandENE 71°3,190 m12.3 mi
Kintla PeakNNW 330°3,079 m6.1 mi
Mount MerrittE 89°3,054 m14.5 mi
Kinnerly PeakNNW 336°3,032 m6.8 mi
Mount CarterNE 35°3,000 m2.1 mi
Rainbow PeakNNE 22°2,988 m0.9 mi
Long Knife PeakNNW 333°2,959 m10.2 mi
Vulture PeakESE 119°2,937 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:0819:49
June solstice05:3420:5421:44
September equinox07:2418:5519:36
December solstice09:2816:4717:43

Local time (America/Edmonton).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252734425258656454423225
Precip in3.52.22.62.12.63.81.41.22.03.03.23.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Glacier, 26 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 777115 — Square Peak, Flathead County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357930843

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