Bald Knob
Bald Knob rises to 2,356 m in Montana. Mount Cowen stands 3,417 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Palisade Mountain, a peak 5.1 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49009887, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,356 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Palisade Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Francham Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Mount Ellis: 5.9 mi
- Pine Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Nash Park: 10.9 mi
- Gardner Park: 11.3 mi
- Gardner and Tuckerman Park: 11.4 mi
- Sourdough Trail Park: 11.8 mi
- Highlight View Subdivision Park: 11.9 mi
- Under the Sea Wall: 5.8 mi
- Frat Boy Wall: 7.9 mi
- Recess Wall: 8.0 mi
- Public Service Wall: 8.0 mi
- Practice Rock: 10.4 mi
- BLM: 11.3 mi
- State Trust: 12.1 mi
- Story Mill Nature Reserve: 14.1 mi
- Hyalite-Porcupine-Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study Area: 18.6 mi
- Yellowstone River Island Wilderness Study Area: 20.6 mi
- Museum of the Rockies: 12.8 mi
- Story Mansion: 13.2 mi
- American Computer Museum: 13.2 mi
- Children's Museum of Bozeman: 13.4 mi
- Gallatin History Museum: 13.7 mi
- T-Rex Fossil: 12.8 mi
- Books Box: 13.1 mi
- "Spirit" MSU Bobcat: 13.4 mi
- Red Chair: 13.5 mi
- Sundial: 15.8 mi
- History Rock: 7.7 mi
- Graffiti Quonset Hut: 14.1 mi
- Fort Parker: 24.8 mi
- Palisade Falls: 6.0 mi
- Michael P. Malone Centennial Mall: 13.3 mi
- Childrens Memorial Garden: 14.1 mi
- Bozeman Beach: 14.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cowen | ESE 120° | 3,417 m | 20.3 mi |
| Black Mountain | ESE 103° | 3,337 m | 19.1 mi |
| Emigrant Peak | SSE 160° | 3,327 m | 20.0 mi |
| Black Spire | ESE 120° | 3,305 m | 19.7 mi |
| Marten Peak | ESE 106° | 3,213 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Bole | SW 221° | 3,148 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mount McKnight | E 98° | 3,139 m | 19.6 mi |
| Hyalite Peak | SSW 207° | 3,138 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:31 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 15:54 | 16:43 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 32 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bozeman Montana State Univ, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357932701
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