Bighorn Peak
Bighorn Peak rises to 2,183 m in Montana. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the east-northeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Carnelian Cliff, a cliff 0.8 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49012844, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,183 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Redhorn Peak: 0.9 mi
- Vulture Peak: 1.2 mi
- Nahsukin Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Logging Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Mount Carter: 3.8 mi
- Thunderbird Falls: 6.0 mi
- Atsina Falls: 7.7 mi
- Paiota Falls: 7.7 mi
- Raven Quiver Falls: 7.8 mi
- Hole-in-the-Wall Falls: 7.8 mi
- Carnelian Cliff: 0.8 mi
- The Hawksbill: 6.1 mi
- Bear Mountain Point: 13.4 mi
- Glacier Wall: 13.5 mi
- The Coal Banks: 14.6 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 12.6 mi
- Weeping Wall: 14.2 mi
- Great Northern Flats: 20.3 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Bighorn Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cleveland | ENE 57° | 3,190 m | 9.1 mi |
| Kintla Peak | NW 312° | 3,079 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Merritt | E 84° | 3,054 m | 10.6 mi |
| Kinnerly Peak | NW 316° | 3,032 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Carter | NW 314° | 3,000 m | 3.8 mi |
| Rainbow Peak | WNW 296° | 2,988 m | 4.0 mi |
| Long Knife Peak | NW 319° | 2,959 m | 13.1 mi |
| Vulture Peak | SSW 195° | 2,937 m | 1.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:07 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:54 | 21:44 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 09:28 | 16:47 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/Edmonton).
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 | 34 | 42 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 64 | 54 | 42 | 32 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Glacier, 25 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Glacier National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357924008
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 16 mi
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