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Black Pyramid Mountain

Black Pyramid Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Pyramid Mountain rises to 2,609 m in Montana. Castle Mountain stands 3,842 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Tolman Point, a peak 1.2 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 0.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49013953, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2609 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.07189, -109.40016

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 10
Waterfalls: 6
  • Calamity Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Sentinel Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Beartooth Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Impasse Falls: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Black Pyramid Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle MountainW 279°3,842 m11.4 mi
Whitetail PeakW 277°3,821 m9.2 mi
Silver Run PeakWNW 296°3,803 m7.8 mi
Castle Rock MountainW 278°3,785 m12.5 mi
Beartooth MountainW 265°3,763 m8.3 mi
Spirit MountainWSW 254°3,746 m7.7 mi
Bowback MountainWNW 290°3,746 m11.3 mi
Sundance MountainWNW 283°3,728 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5119:30
June solstice05:3120:2421:09
September equinox07:0518:3819:17
December solstice07:5415:5016:39

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262634414958666556443225
Precip in0.81.11.82.84.72.61.41.01.62.31.41.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Lodge, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357933239

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