Ajax Peak
Ajax Peak rises to 3,028 m in Montana. Homer Youngs Peak stands 3,234 m to the east-southeast, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Copperhead Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 7.9 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49008550, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,028 m
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 13.0 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 21.7 mi off the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Westward Overlook - Lemhi Pass CDT Access · 28 mi
- Westward View · 28 mi
61 named places within 25 miles
- Copperhead Peak: 1.9 mi
- Homer Youngs Peak: 3.3 mi
- Hirschy Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Freeman Peak: 4.3 mi
- Monument Peak: 5.1 mi
- Island Park: 13.2 mi
- City Park: 13.2 mi
- Town Square Park: 13.2 mi
- Kid's Creek Park: 13.5 mi
- Fort Lemhi Monument: 24.5 mi
- Red Rock: 8.9 mi
- Newland Ranch Picnic Site: 14.1 mi
- Dead Water Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Lewis and Clark Monument: 15.5 mi
- Fire FIghter Memorial: 21.4 mi
- Flag Unfurling Monument: 22.7 mi
- Lemhi County Fairgrounds: 10.6 mi
- Sacajawea Interpretive Center: 13.0 mi
- Leesburg: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ajax Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Youngs Peak | ESE 115° | 3,234 m | 3.3 mi |
| Sacajawea Peaks | SSE 153° | 3,154 m | 6.3 mi |
| Hirschy Mountain | NNE 28° | 3,134 m | 3.3 mi |
| Monument Peak | SSE 154° | 3,134 m | 5.1 mi |
| Freeman Peak | SSE 155° | 3,132 m | 4.3 mi |
| Center Mountain | SSE 148° | 3,113 m | 8.3 mi |
| Copperhead Peak | SSE 166° | 3,065 m | 1.9 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | N 354° | 3,010 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:09 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:42 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:06 | 16:56 |
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 | 20 | 26 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salmon-ksra, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357932505
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