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White Calf Mountain

White Calf Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

White Calf Mountain rises to 2,699 m in Montana. Going-to-the-Sun Mountain stands 2,939 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Divide Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. 103 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

The story

White Calf Mountain (8,898 feet (2,712 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. White Calf Mountain is south of Divide Mountain and just west of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation boundary.

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Wikidata Q7994511, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,699 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.64442, -113.40760

103 named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 37
  • Atlantic Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Baring Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Upper Virginia Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Lower Virginia Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Saint Mary Falls: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Parks: 3
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 9.4 mi
  • Blackfeet Park: 18.6 mi
  • All Chief's Park: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 6.3 mi
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 25.0 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Going-to-the-Sun MountainWNW2,939 m10.9 mi
Rising Wolf MountainS2,899 m10.3 mi
Little Chief MountainW2,867 m8.6 mi
Mount JamesSW2,857 m5.7 mi
Red MountainS2,856 m7.6 mi
Matahpi PeakWNW2,838 m11.4 mi
Mount LoganWSW2,816 m11.1 mi
Flinsch PeakSSW2,809 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0519:46
June solstice05:3220:5121:41
September equinox07:2118:5219:33
December solstice08:2415:4616:41

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, 7 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/357932168

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