Ross Point
Ross Point is a cliff in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,357 m. Snowshoe Peak stands 2,663 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Ross Creek Cedars Scenic Area, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Pend Oreille Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1357 m
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the Pend Oreille Scenic Byway, National
- 22.1 mi off the Lake Koocanusa Scenic Byway
- 28.6 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 28.7 mi off the Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Spar Peak: 2.8 mi
- Sawtooth Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Mount Vernon: 2.9 mi
- Middle Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Savage Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 11.3 mi
- David Thompson State Wildlife Preserve: 15.2 mi
- Kullyspell House Monument Park: 16.8 mi
- Troy City Park: 18.3 mi
- Roosevelt Park: 19.0 mi
- Old Trail Point: 18.4 mi
- Kootenai Falls: 19.6 mi
- Cathedral Rocks: 19.8 mi
- Packsack Point: 24.6 mi
- Ross Creek Cedars Scenic Area: 1.2 mi
- Kootenai Falls Park: 19.5 mi
- Gamlin Lake Recreation Site: 20.5 mi
- Leigh Creek Falls: 13.3 mi
- Kootenai Falls: 19.7 mi
- Troy Museum: 18.1 mi
- Heritage Museum: 21.9 mi
- Mount Pend Oreille Fire Lookout: 18.5 mi
- Lincoln County Veteran's Memorial: 22.6 mi
- Ross Creek Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Troy Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Swinging Bridge: 19.3 mi
- City of Eagles: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Ross Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowshoe Peak | E 81° | 2,663.3 m | 11.8 mi |
| A Peak | ENE 76° | 2,625 m | 11.5 mi |
| Bockman Peak | ENE 78° | 2,491.4 m | 12.9 mi |
| Ibex Peak | E 90° | 2,312 m | 8.8 mi |
| Big Loaf Mountain | ENE 76° | 2,311 m | 13.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NE 46° | 2,283 m | 13.4 mi |
| Gordon Mountain | NE 52° | 2,235 m | 11.1 mi |
| Lentz Peak | E 95° | 2,221 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:16 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 21:00 | 21:49 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:02 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:32 | 15:59 | 16:53 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Heron 2 NW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357938652
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