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Bald Knob

Bald Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Knob rises to 3,085 m in Montana. Granite Peak stands 3,904 m to the north, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Rosebud, a peak 1.2 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 5.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Carbon County, Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49009885, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3085 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.07994, -109.78907

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 6
  • Impasse Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Crazy Creek Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Beartooth Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Sentinel Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Calamity Falls: 14.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Warm Creek Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Soda Butte Creek: 17.5 mi
  • Reef Creek: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Parks: 2
  • Willow Park: 7.9 mi
  • Cooke City Historical Marker: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 2
Museums: 1
  • Cooke City Montana Museum: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Gallery Dan Hartman: 10.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakN 351°3,903.5 m5.8 mi
Granite Peak (Northwest Peak)NNW 348°3,882 m6.2 mi
Castle MountainE 80°3,842 m7.8 mi
Whitetail PeakE 86°3,821 m9.8 mi
Tempest MountainN 359°3,791 m6.0 mi
Castle Rock MountainE 79°3,785 m6.7 mi
Mount PealN 8°3,778 m5.6 mi
Beartooth MountainE 97°3,763 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5319:32
June solstice05:3320:2521:11
September equinox07:0718:4019:18
December solstice07:5515:5216:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151825324250575547362313

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Silver Gate, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357923659

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