West Flattop Mountain
West Flattop Mountain rises to 2,079 m in Montana. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the north-northeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cathedral Peak, a peak 2.4 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,079 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Cathedral Peak: 2.4 mi
- Wahcheechee Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Kootenai Peak: 3.1 mi
- Trapper Peak: 3.2 mi
- Mount Kipp: 3.3 mi
- Raven Quiver Falls: 3.1 mi
- Paiota Falls: 3.2 mi
- Atsina Falls: 3.2 mi
- Mokowanis Cascade: 3.7 mi
- Ipasha Falls: 4.8 mi
- Carnelian Cliff: 5.3 mi
- The Hawksbill: 8.0 mi
- Bear Mountain Point: 9.4 mi
- Glacier Wall: 10.3 mi
- Grinnell Point: 11.3 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 8.4 mi
- Weeping Wall: 10.3 mi
- Great Northern Flats: 21.8 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 20.8 mi
- Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 22.3 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of West Flattop Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cleveland | NNE 29° | 3,190 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Merritt | ENE 77° | 3,054 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Carter | WNW 291° | 3,000 m | 8.1 mi |
| Rainbow Peak | WNW 283° | 2,988 m | 8.6 mi |
| Vulture Peak | W 260° | 2,937 m | 5.2 mi |
| Ipasha Peak | E 89° | 2,913 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Gould | SE 130° | 2,911 m | 11.7 mi |
| Kaina Mountain | NE 36° | 2,892 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:07 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:54 | 21:44 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 09:27 | 16:47 | 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, 23 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/357932121
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 13 mi
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