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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
2610 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 PeakW 260°2,688 m6.1 mi
Goat MountainSSE 158°2,687 m3.2 mi
Wolverine PeakWNW 292°2,673 m8.5 mi
Count PeakSSW 203°2,639 m3.4 mi
Crescent MountainSSW 210°2,622 m6.4 mi
Ptarmigan MountainWNW 287°2,621 m7.5 mi
Una MountainN 10°2,604 m4.9 mi
Puma PeakSE 138°2,602 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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