Olson Mountain

#392 among destinations in the United States

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Olson Mountain, also known as Mount Olson, is a 7,913-foot-elevation mountain summit located in the Livingston Range, of Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Olson Mountain rises more than 3,700 feet above the western shore of Waterton Lake. The mountain was named for a surveyor on the International Boundary Survey, with the name officially adopted in 1929. The nearest higher peak is Campbell Mountain, 1.13 miles to the north, and Citadel Peaks is two miles to the south. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Olson Creek before it empties to Waterton Lake. ()

Coordinates: 48°57'26"N, 113°56'15"W

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Olson Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lake Frances, Lake Janet, Lake Wurdeman, Campbell Mountain.

3.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Frances, Waterton Biosphere Reserve
84 min walk • Lake Frances is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Runoff from the Dixon Glacier empties into the south side of the lake while runoff from Thunderbird Glacier flows into Thunderbird Creek and into the east shore of the lake.
0.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Janet, Waterton Biosphere Reserve
25 min walk • Lake Janet is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Lake Janet is south of Olson Mountain, north of Porcupine Ridge, northwest of Citadel Peaks, and 2.5 miles southwest of Waterton Lake.
4.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Wurdeman, Waterton Biosphere Reserve
105 min walk • Lake Wurdeman is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. The lake is northwest of Chapman Peak and.50 miles east of Lake Nooney.
1.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Campbell Mountain, Waterton Biosphere Reserve
37 min walk • Campbell Mountain is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Campbell Mountain rises more than 4,000 feet above the west shore of Waterton Lake.
4.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Cleveland, Waterton Biosphere Reserve
119 min walk • Mount Cleveland is the highest mountain in Glacier National Park, located in Montana, United States. It is also the highest point in the Lewis Range, which spans part of the northern portion of the park and extends into Canada.
4.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lewis Range, Waterton Biosphere Reserve
119 min walk • The Lewis Range is a mountain range located in the Rocky Mountains of northern Montana, United States and extreme southern Alberta, Canada. It was formed as a result of the Lewis Overthrust, a geologic thrust fault resulted in the overlying of younger Cretaceous rocks by older Proterozoic rocks.
3.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chapman Peak, Glacier National Park
101 min walk • Chapman Peak is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Chapman Peak is situated along the Continental Divide. The mountain is named for Robert H.
2.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Carcajou Lake, Glacier National Park
67 min walk • Carcajou Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. The lake is on the north slope of Porcupine Ridge. The word carcajou is Canadian French for "wolverine".
2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Wahseeja Lake, Glacier National Park
52 min walk • Wahseeja Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. The lake is just northwest of Shaheeya Peak.
4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Dixon Glacier, Glacier National Park
103 min walk • Dixon Glacier is located in the U.S. state of Montana in Glacier National Park. The glacier is situated in a cirque immediately to the north of The Sentinel at an elevation between 8,500 feet and 7,400 feet above sea level.
4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Goat Haunt Mountain, Glacier National Park
104 min walk • Goat Haunt Mountain is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Goat Haunt Mountain is in the northeastern section of Glacier National Park, approximately 1.85 miles north of Mount Cleveland.