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Summit Mountain

Summit Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Summit Mountain rises to 2,673 m in Montana. Rising Wolf Mountain stands 2,899 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Dog Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

Summit Mountain (8,775 feet (2,675 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Summit Mountain towers to the north of Marias Pass and is situated along the Continental Divide.

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Wikidata Q7637843, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2673 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.35385, -113.36982

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 13
  • Rockwell Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Aster falls: 8.1 mi
  • Twin Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Appistoki Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Running Eagle Falls: 10.0 mi
Parks: 3
  • All Chief's Park: 21.7 mi
  • Blackfeet Park: 22.1 mi
  • Wapiti Park: 22.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Museums: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Summit Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rising Wolf MountainNNW 348°2,899 m10.1 mi
Mount RockwellNNW 329°2,862 m7.2 mi
Mount Saint NicholasWNW 288°2,857 m8.7 mi
2825N 354°2,825 m10.0 mi
Grizzly MountainNNW 342°2,755 m4.7 mi
Battlement MountainWNW 302°2,692 m8.0 mi
Church ButteWNW 286°2,687 m6.9 mi
Mount HenryN 10°2,682 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 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, 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 791670 — Summit Mountain, Flathead County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357939649

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