Ch-paa-qn Peak
Ch-paa-qn Peak rises to 2,435 m in Montana. East Saint Marys Peak stands 2,867 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Hewolf Mountain, a peak 3.6 miles away. St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 117 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
The story
Ch-paa-qn (Squaw) Peak is in Missoula County, Montana, United States northwest of Missoula, Montana. Ch-paa-qn is a Salish word meaning "shining peak".
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q14704530, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,435 m
How to reach it
- 23.3 mi off the St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway
117 named places within 25 miles
- Hewolf Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Blackrock Peak: 5.3 mi
- Edith Peak: 5.4 mi
- McCormick Peak: 5.8 mi
- Josephine Peak: 7.8 mi
- Frenchtown Pond State Park: 10.3 mi
- Taelman Park: 16.1 mi
- Snow Park Ski Area: 18.3 mi
- Council Grove State Park: 19.3 mi
- Fish Creek State Park: 19.3 mi
- The Eight Stupas: 12.6 mi
- Buddha Shakyamuni: 12.7 mi
- Offering Mandala: 12.7 mi
- Mani Wheel Mandala: 12.7 mi
- Buddha Maitreya: 12.7 mi
- Allard Complex: 16.4 mi
- National Museum of Forest Service History: 19.7 mi
- Museum of Mountain Flying: 21.1 mi
- Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana: 23.0 mi
- Grand Menard Picnic Site: 5.8 mi
- Ninepipes Picnic Pullout: 23.0 mi
- Dixon Train Station (Abandoned and Demolished in 2013): 11.2 mi
- Hellgate Meadows Village: 23.6 mi
- Garden of One Thousand Buddhas: 12.8 mi
- Roots Off Reserve Community Garden: 23.1 mi
- Mission Mountain Interpretive Overlook: 13.1 mi
- Quartz Flat: 20.1 mi
- Mission Falls: 23.0 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 23.6 mi
- CSKT Bison Range: 13.4 mi
- Hell Gate: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ch-paa-qn Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Saint Marys Peak | ENE 64° | 2,867 m | 23.1 mi |
| Lowary Peak | ENE 63° | 2,858 m | 23.9 mi |
| West Saint Marys Peak | ENE 63° | 2,846 m | 22.9 mi |
| Peak Y | ENE 63° | 2,840 m | 23.8 mi |
| McLeod Peak | ESE 102° | 2,631 m | 20.8 mi |
| Kakashe Mountain | NE 55° | 2,598 m | 23.3 mi |
| Murphy Peak | ESE 111° | 2,488 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mosquito Peak | ESE 112° | 2,444 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:10 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:50 | 21:38 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:57 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:22 | 15:59 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 44 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alberton, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 791393 — Ch-paa-qn Peak, Missoula County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357939462
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