Cap Mountain
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
- 2274 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Peak: 1.1 mi
- Family Peak: 2.8 mi
- Mount Field: 3.0 mi
- Winter Points: 3.6 mi
- Scarface Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 9.3 mi
- Walling Reef: 11.6 mi
- Volcano Reef: 16.2 mi
- Limestone Wall: 18.1 mi
- Wall Creek Cliffs: 24.4 mi
- Wapiti Park: 2.5 mi
- Blackleaf Wildlife Management Area: 20.1 mi
- Sun River Game Preserve: 20.8 mi
- Dean Falls: 17.9 mi
- John Frank Stevens: 20.0 mi
- McCarthyville: 21.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wright | SE 135° | 2,701 m | 13.1 mi |
| Pentagon Mountain | SSW 196° | 2,698 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mount Field | E 82° | 2,600 m | 3.0 mi |
| Morningstar Mountain | N 9° | 2,553 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Patrick Gass | SE 124° | 2,544 m | 9.6 mi |
| Scarface Mountain | NNE 15° | 2,523 m | 4.9 mi |
| Mount Poia | NNE 25° | 2,521 m | 5.4 mi |
| Old Man of the Hills | ESE 108° | 2,495 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:04 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:48 | 21:37 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:51 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:21 | 15:48 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Glacier, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357924579
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