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Dragon’s Tail

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Elevation
2,616 m
Tallest summit within 11.8 miles
Mount Stimson3,091 m · 11.5 mi
Sunset, June solstice
21:42local time
Coordinates
48.6568, -113.7410
Dragon’s Tail, seen from above at true elevation

Dragon’s Tail is a cliff in Montana, at a recorded 2,616 m. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bearhat Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away.

Elevation
2616 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Dragon’s Tail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StimsonSSE 149°3,091 m11.5 mi
Mount JacksonSSE 167°3,064 m4.0 mi
Mount SiyehNE 40°3,052 m6.5 mi
Cracker BenchmarkNE 42°2,992 m7.0 mi
Going-to-the-Sun MountainENE 64°2,939 m5.3 mi
Mount GouldNNE 11°2,911 m6.1 mi
Blackfoot MountainSSE 147°2,909 m6.1 mi
Little Chief MountainE 97°2,867 m6.7 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 44
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
Nature reserves: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:0619:48
June solstice05:3320:5221:42
September equinox07:2218:5319:35
December solstice08:2615:4716:42

Local time (America/Denver).

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