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Apex Mountain

Apex Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Apex Mountain rises to 2,337 m in Montana. Scapegoat Mountain stands 2,800 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Apex Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49008979, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2337 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.28744, -113.08061

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 6
  • Cottonwood Park: 15.2 mi
  • Copenhaver Park: 19.0 mi
  • Salmon Lake State Park: 20.1 mi
  • Seeley Lake Game Preserve: 21.9 mi
  • Placid Lake State Park: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • North Fork Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Morrell Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Cataract Falls: 22.5 mi
Museums: 2
  • The Brand Bar Museum: 18.6 mi
  • Seeley Lake Historical Museum and Visitor Center: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Apex Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Scapegoat MountainE 82°2,800 m11.9 mi
Flint MountainENE 65°2,749 m8.6 mi
Evans PeakE 97°2,696 m9.7 mi
Goat MountainWNW 286°2,687 m12.8 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNE 38°2,634 m10.3 mi
Puma PeakWNW 289°2,602 m11.6 mi
Foolhen MountainWNW 296°2,600 m3.1 mi
Observation PointENE 60°2,593 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0519:45
June solstice05:3720:4521:33
September equinox07:2018:5219:32
December solstice08:1715:5316:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533404956646355423122
Precip in2.61.91.41.41.92.31.11.01.22.02.52.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seeley Lake RS, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357932585

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