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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. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Montana, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49008979, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,337 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.28744, -113.08061

74 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 5
  • 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: 3
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 25 miles of Apex Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Scapegoat MountainE2,800 m11.9 mi
Flint MountainENE2,749 m8.6 mi
Evans PeakE2,696 m9.7 mi
Goat MountainWNW2,687 m12.8 mi
Twin PeaksN2,664 m14.0 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNE2,634 m10.3 mi
Puma PeakWNW2,602 m11.6 mi
Foolhen MountainWNW2,600 m3.1 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 50–80 °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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