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Cardinal Peak

Cardinal Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Cardinal Peak rises to 2,610 m in Montana. Fisher Peak stands 2,688 m to the west, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Goat Mountain, a peak 3.2 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Montana, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49018115, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,610 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.38049, -113.36813

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 4
  • Seeley Lake Game Preserve: 14.8 mi
  • Placid Lake State Park: 18.6 mi
  • Cottonwood Park: 19.3 mi
  • Salmon Lake State Park: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Morrell Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Holland Falls: 10.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • Seeley Lake Historical Museum and Visitor Center: 16.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Giant Spring: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Cardinal Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fisher PeakW2,688 m6.1 mi
Goat MountainSSE2,687 m3.2 mi
Wolverine PeakWNW2,673 m8.5 mi
Count PeakSSW2,639 m3.4 mi
Crescent MountainSSW2,622 m6.4 mi
Ptarmigan MountainWNW2,621 m7.5 mi
Una MountainN2,604 m4.9 mi
Puma PeakSE2,602 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0619:46
June solstice05:3720:4721:35
September equinox07:2118:5319:33
December solstice08:1915:5316:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533404956646355423122
Precip in2.61.91.41.41.92.31.11.01.22.02.52.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seeley Lake RS, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357933655

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