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Old Trail Point

Old Trail Point, seen from above at true elevation

Old Trail Point is a cliff in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,539 m. Elephant Peak stands 2,416 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Huckleberry Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Pend Oreille Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1539 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.95382, -115.78239

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Huckleberry Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Stevens Peak: 2.5 mi
  • Tuscor Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Loveland Peak: 3.9 mi
  • Chimney Rock: 4.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Parks: 3
  • Eagle City Park: 22.0 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 22.8 mi
  • Magee Historic Site: 22.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Bloom Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Bobtail Spring: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Leigh Creek Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Vermillion Falls: 20.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Museums: 1
  • Spragpole Museum: 22.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Old Trail Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elephant PeakNE 37°2,416 m11.6 mi
Saint Paul PeakNNE 29°2,323 m10.0 mi
Flat Top MountainENE 58°2,319 m10.0 mi
Bald Eagle PeakNNE 28°2,293 m13.3 mi
Rock PeakNE 37°2,288 m9.8 mi
Engle PeakENE 63°2,285 m8.5 mi
Lost Horse MountainNE 54°2,274 m10.3 mi
Twin PeaksNE 48°2,258 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1519:56
June solstice05:4520:5821:47
September equinox07:3119:0219:43
December solstice08:3116:0016:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283138455460676658463528
Precip in3.22.31.91.82.12.40.90.91.32.93.53.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trout Creek RS, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357937507

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