Wolftail Mountain
Wolftail Mountain rises to 2,492 m in Montana. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the north, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Peril Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.
The story
Wolftail Mountain (8,176 feet (2,492 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.
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Wikidata Q8030229, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,492 m
How to reach it
101 named places within 25 miles
- Peril Peak: 1.4 mi
- Mount Doody: 1.8 mi
- Cloudcroft Peaks: 2.0 mi
- Eaglehead Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Double Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Twin Falls: 8.7 mi
- Rockwell Falls: 9.5 mi
- Aster falls: 11.0 mi
- Atlantic Falls: 11.7 mi
- Appistoki Falls: 12.2 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 16.1 mi
- McGee Hill: 20.6 mi
- Glacier Wall: 21.2 mi
- Grinnell Point: 24.2 mi
- Glacier Highline: 20.0 mi
- Weeping Wall: 20.5 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 24.0 mi
- Belton Stage Park: 18.5 mi
- Berne Memorial Park: 23.0 mi
- North American Wildlife Museum: 19.6 mi
- Museum Of Wildlife: 21.1 mi
- McCarthyville: 14.2 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 17.1 mi
- Coram Experimental Forest: 17.2 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wolftail Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Stimson | N 0° | 3,091 m | 5.1 mi |
| Blackfoot Mountain | NNW 345° | 2,909 m | 10.1 mi |
| Rising Wolf Mountain | ENE 67° | 2,899 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Phillips | ENE 57° | 2,894 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Rockwell | E 88° | 2,862 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Saint Nicholas | SE 141° | 2,857 m | 4.4 mi |
| Red Mountain | NE 52° | 2,856 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Pinchot | N 11° | 2,836 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:06 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:51 | 21:40 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:24 | 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, 18 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 778660 — Wolftail Mountain, Flathead County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357932401
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 18 mi
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