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Crystal Cross Mountain

Crystal Cross Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Crystal Cross Mountain rises to 2,158 m in Montana. Electric Peak stands 3,341 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Dome Mountain, a peak 4.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49023248, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2158 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.20549, -110.95216

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 12
Parks: 11
  • Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Historical Marker: 8.4 mi
  • Gallatin State Wildlife Management Area: 11.9 mi
  • Emigrant Gulch Historical Marker: 12.8 mi
  • Gallatin Game Preserve: 16.1 mi
  • Arch Park: 16.9 mi
Attractions: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Arch Park Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
  • 45th Parallel Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
  • Albright Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
  • Mammoth Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
  • Lava Creek Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Springs: 6
  • Palette Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Orange Spring Mound: 20.2 mi
  • New Blue Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Cupid Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Dryad Springs: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Crystal Cross Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Electric PeakSSE 158°3,341 m14.9 mi
Emigrant PeakENE 71°3,327 m12.6 mi
Sheep MountainESE 118°3,189 m13.8 mi
Monitor PeakE 101°3,168 m15.4 mi
Mount BoleN 351°3,148 m14.7 mi
Hyalite PeakN 358°3,138 m12.1 mi
Mineral MountainE 88°3,131 m16.4 mi
Overlook MountainN 2°3,122 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5819:36
June solstice05:3720:3021:16
September equinox07:1218:4419:23
December solstice08:0115:5616:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837455362706960473425
Precip in0.80.60.90.92.01.91.31.01.21.51.00.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gardiner, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357934191

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