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Deaf Jim Knob

Deaf Jim Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Deaf Jim Knob rises to 2,486 m in Montana. Electric Peak stands 3,341 m to the south, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Devils Slide, a cliff 3.2 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2486 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.05966, -110.84549
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 57
  • Orange Spring Mound: 9.1 mi
  • Palette Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Cupid Spring: 9.2 mi
  • New Blue Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Dryad Springs: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 12
Picnic sites: 11
  • Arch Park Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
  • 45th Parallel Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Albright Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
  • Mammoth Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
  • Sheepeater Cliff Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
Parks: 7
  • Arch Park: 6.9 mi
  • Willow Park: 14.3 mi
  • Gallatin Game Preserve: 15.6 mi
  • Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Historical Marker: 16.3 mi
  • Gallatin State Wildlife Management Area: 16.3 mi
Hot springs: 6
  • Bijah Springs: 21.4 mi
  • Roadside Spring West (MNCNN030): 22.0 mi
  • Roadside Spring East (MNCNN031): 22.0 mi
  • Frying Pan Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Frying Pan Bowl: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Nature reserves: 3
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Deaf Jim Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Electric PeakS 174°3,341 m3.8 mi
Emigrant PeakNNE 26°3,327 m15.6 mi
Sheep MountainENE 62°3,189 m7.9 mi
Joseph PeakSSW 195°3,176 m7.2 mi
Monitor PeakNE 54°3,168 m12.2 mi
Gray PeakSSW 193°3,139 m8.2 mi
Bannock PeakS 186°3,137 m11.7 mi
Mineral MountainNE 46°3,131 m15.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5719:36
June solstice05:3720:2921:15
September equinox07:1118:4419:23
December solstice08:0015:5616:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357934257

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