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Triple Divide Peak

Triple Divide Peak rises to 2,444 m in Montana. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the southwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Norris Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. 106 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.

The story

Triple Divide Peak (8,025 feet or 2,446 metres) is located in the Lewis Range, part of the Rocky Mountains in North America. The peak is a feature of Glacier National Park in the state of Montana in the United States. The summit of the peak, the hydrological apex of the North American continent, is the point where two of the principal continental divides in North America converge: the Continental Divide of the Americas and the Northern or Laurentian Divide.

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Wikidata Q1148432, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,444 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.57303, -113.51677

106 named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 35
  • Atlantic Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Upper Virginia Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Lower Virginia Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Twin Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Saint Mary Falls: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 4
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 15.1 mi
  • All Chief's Park: 22.9 mi
  • Blackfeet Park: 22.9 mi
  • Belton Stage Park: 23.3 mi
Attractions: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 7.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Triple Divide Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StimsonSW3,091 m5.9 mi
Mount JacksonWNW3,064 m9.6 mi
Going-to-the-Sun MountainNW2,939 m9.8 mi
Blackfoot MountainW2,909 m7.0 mi
Rising Wolf MountainSE2,899 m7.0 mi
Mount PhillipsS2,894 m6.6 mi
Little Chief MountainNW2,867 m6.1 mi
Mount RockwellSSE2,862 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0619:47
June solstice05:3320:5121:41
September equinox07:2118:5219:34
December solstice08:2415:4716:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212329374653615951402922

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Mary, 12 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.

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OpenStreetMap element node/357931416

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