Swiftcurrent Mountain
Swiftcurrent Mountain rises to 2,571 m in Montana. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Great Northern Railway Buildings, a attraction 1.0 miles away.
The story
Swiftcurrent Mountain (8,440 feet; 2,573 m) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Swiftcurrent Mountain is situated along the Continental Divide. The historic Swiftcurrent Fire Lookout is at the top of the mountain.
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Wikidata Q7656112, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,571.3 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Wilbur: 1.9 mi
- Mount Grinnell: 1.9 mi
- Iceberg Peak: 2.0 mi
- Angel Wing: 3.2 mi
- Ahern Peak: 3.2 mi
- Salamander Falls: 2.5 mi
- Redrock Falls: 2.6 mi
- Grinnell Falls: 2.6 mi
- Haystack Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
- Hidden Falls: 3.5 mi
- Grinnell Point: 3.8 mi
- Glacier Wall: 4.8 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 9.0 mi
- Bear Mountain Point: 10.3 mi
- Carnelian Cliff: 12.6 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 1.0 mi
- Weeping Wall: 3.0 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 16.1 mi
- Belton Stage Park: 23.4 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Great Northern Flats: 22.3 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 12.8 mi
- Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Swiftcurrent Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cleveland | NNW 339° | 3,190 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Merritt | N 351° | 3,054 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Siyeh | SE 127° | 3,052 m | 6.6 mi |
| Cracker Benchmark | ESE 122° | 2,992 m | 6.9 mi |
| Going-to-the-Sun Mountain | SE 138° | 2,939 m | 8.8 mi |
| Ipasha Peak | N 349° | 2,913 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Gould | SE 141° | 2,911 m | 3.8 mi |
| Allen Mountain | ESE 111° | 2,864 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:06 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:53 | 21:43 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 09:26 | 16:46 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/Edmonton).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 23 | 29 | 37 | 46 | 52 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST. Mary 1 SSW, 16 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 777379 — Swiftcurrent Mountain, Flathead County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357931059
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 7 mi
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