Elephant Peak
Elephant Peak rises to 2,416 m in Montana. Snowshoe Peak stands 2,663 m to the north-northwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Peak, a peak 1.8 miles away. Pend Oreille Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
Elephant Peak is a 7,938-foot-elevation (2,420-meter) mountain summit located on the border shared by Lincoln and Sanders counties in Montana.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q49027635, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2416 m
How to reach it
- 19.2 mi off the Pend Oreille Scenic Byway, National
- 21.0 mi off the Lake Koocanusa Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Libby Dam · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rock Peak: 1.8 mi
- Ojibway Peak: 2.0 mi
- Saint Paul Peak: 2.1 mi
- Twin Peaks: 2.2 mi
- Shaw Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Libby Fishing Pond: 20.3 mi
- Millpond Motocross Park: 20.3 mi
- Cabinet Mountain RC Raceway: 20.4 mi
- Pioneer Park: 20.6 mi
- Skateboard Park: 20.8 mi
- Old Trail Point: 11.6 mi
- Ross Point: 16.1 mi
- Cathedral Rocks: 24.5 mi
- Leigh Creek Falls: 9.5 mi
- Vermillion Falls: 19.3 mi
- Ross Creek Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Ross Creek Cedars Scenic Area: 15.5 mi
- Heritage Museum: 20.0 mi
- City of Eagles: 21.0 mi
- Lincoln County Veteran's Memorial: 21.6 mi
- Osprey Landing Boat Launch: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Elephant Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowshoe Peak | NNW 344° | 2,663.3 m | 9.7 mi |
| A Peak | NNW 344° | 2,625 m | 10.8 mi |
| Bockman Peak | N 351° | 2,491.4 m | 10.4 mi |
| Saint Paul Peak | WSW 253° | 2,323 m | 2.1 mi |
| Mount Snowy | N 356° | 2,321 m | 12.9 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | SSE 159° | 2,319 m | 4.3 mi |
| Ibex Peak | NW 324° | 2,312 m | 9.3 mi |
| Big Loaf Mountain | N 356° | 2,311 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:14 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:58 | 21:47 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:01 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:31 | 15:58 | 16:52 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trout Creek RS, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357934654
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