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Cap Mountain

Cap Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cap Mountain rises to 2,274 m in Montana. Mount Wright stands 2,701 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Flathead County, Montana, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49017975, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,274 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.11162, -113.04840

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 5
Parks: 3
  • Wapiti Park: 2.5 mi
  • Blackleaf Wildlife Management Area: 20.1 mi
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dean Falls: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Cap Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WrightSE2,701 m13.1 mi
Pentagon MountainSSW2,698 m13.2 mi
Mount FieldE2,600 m3.0 mi
Morningstar MountainN2,553 m5.5 mi
Mount Patrick GassSE2,544 m9.6 mi
Scarface MountainNNE2,523 m4.9 mi
Mount PoiaNNE2,521 m5.4 mi
Old Man of the HillsESE2,495 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0419:45
June solstice05:3320:4821:37
September equinox07:2018:5119:32
December solstice08:2115:4816:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222228364553605951402922
Precip in3.12.62.62.22.94.01.51.52.22.52.82.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Glacier, 25 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357924579

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