Walton Mountain
Walton Mountain rises to 2,720 m in Montana. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the southeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Jackson, a peak 1.8 miles away.
The story
Walton Mountain (8,931 feet (2,722 m)) is in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Two unnamed hanging glaciers are located to the east and northeast of the summit. Mount Jackson is 1.8 miles (2.9 km) to the north-northeast.
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Wikidata Q7966765, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,720 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Jackson: 1.8 mi
- Lincoln Peak: 2.7 mi
- Mount Thompson: 2.9 mi
- Blackfoot Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Gunsight Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Beaver Chief Falls: 1.9 mi
- Feather Woman Falls: 3.3 mi
- Beaver Medicine Falls: 3.4 mi
- Siksika Falls: 3.6 mi
- Akaiyan Falls: 3.6 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 5.6 mi
- Glacier Wall: 10.5 mi
- McGee Hill: 12.8 mi
- Grinnell Point: 14.8 mi
- Beaver Slide: 20.9 mi
- Weeping Wall: 10.5 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 13.6 mi
- Glacier Highline: 17.9 mi
- Belton Stage Park: 14.0 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 20.3 mi
- Berne Memorial Park: 21.5 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Great Northern Flats: 18.2 mi
- North American Wildlife Museum: 17.7 mi
- Museum Of Wildlife: 20.1 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 11.7 mi
- Coram Experimental Forest: 16.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Walton Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Stimson | SE 127° | 3,091 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Jackson | NNE 16° | 3,064 m | 1.8 mi |
| Mount Siyeh | NNE 20° | 3,052 m | 11.2 mi |
| Cracker Benchmark | NNE 22° | 2,992 m | 11.7 mi |
| Going-to-the-Sun Mountain | NNE 29° | 2,939 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Gould | N 4° | 2,911 m | 11.6 mi |
| Blackfoot Mountain | E 81° | 2,909 m | 3.0 mi |
| Mount Phillips | SE 125° | 2,894 m | 11.7 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 | 20:52 | 21:42 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:25 | 15:48 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 34 | 42 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 64 | 54 | 42 | 32 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Glacier, 13 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/357932021
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 8 mi
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