The Head
The Head rises to 2,223 m in Montana. Rising Wolf Mountain stands 2,899 m to the west-northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bison Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49082433, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,223 m
How to reach it
82 named places within 25 miles
- Bison Mountain: 0.6 mi
- 6427 ft: 0.8 mi
- Medicine: 1.5 mi
- 7643 ft: 1.5 mi
- Bald Hill: 1.5 mi
- Appistoki Falls: 2.6 mi
- Running Eagle Falls: 3.1 mi
- Aster falls: 3.5 mi
- Rockwell Falls: 4.9 mi
- Twin Falls: 5.9 mi
- All Chief's Park: 14.4 mi
- Blackfeet Park: 14.8 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 22.0 mi
- Beaver Slide: 20.9 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 21.2 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 24.0 mi
- Museum of the Plains Indian: 14.0 mi
- McCarthyville: 15.3 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 18.1 mi
- Farthest Point West: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rising Wolf Mountain | WNW 288° | 2,899 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Rockwell | WSW 255° | 2,862 m | 7.2 mi |
| Red Mountain | NW 308° | 2,856 m | 7.3 mi |
| Flinsch Peak | WNW 284° | 2,809 m | 7.9 mi |
| Grizzly Mountain | SW 233° | 2,755 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Henry | WSW 240° | 2,682 m | 2.3 mi |
| Summit Mountain | SSW 202° | 2,673 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mount Morgan | WNW 291° | 2,653 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:05 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:50 | 21:39 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:23 | 15:46 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Glacier, 4 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4956051971
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 27 mi
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