Elephanthead Mountain
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Elephanthead Mountain rises to 2,872 m in Montana. Mount Douglas stands 3,439 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Delano, a peak 3.3 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027660, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,872 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Delano: 3.3 mi
- Livingston Peak: 3.3 mi
- Lion Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Mount McKnight: 4.2 mi
- Black Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Pine Creek Recreation Area: 6.2 mi
- Miles Park: 9.7 mi
- Sacajawea Park: 9.8 mi
- Ninth Street Park: 9.8 mi
- G Street Park: 9.9 mi
- Obscurity Crag: 7.4 mi
- 7-11 Crag: 7.4 mi
- Boundary Crag: 7.5 mi
- Allenspur Main Cliff: 7.5 mi
- Under the Sea Wall: 24.3 mi
- Yellowstone River Island Wilderness Study Area: 11.4 mi
- BLM: 20.3 mi
- State Trust: 21.6 mi
- North Pass Creek Spring: 23.5 mi
- South Pass Creek Spring: 23.7 mi
- Quaker Spring: 24.3 mi
- Natural Bridge Waterfall: 10.2 mi
- Passage Falls: 21.8 mi
- Natural Bridge State Park: 10.2 mi
- Fort Parker: 10.9 mi
- Livingston Depot: 10.3 mi
- Yellowstone Gateway Museum: 10.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Elephanthead Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Douglas | SE 141° | 3,439 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mount Cowen | SSW 196° | 3,417 m | 11.7 mi |
| Snowy Peak | SE 139° | 3,340 m | 21.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSW 203° | 3,337 m | 6.1 mi |
| Black Spire | SSW 200° | 3,305 m | 11.9 mi |
| The Needles | SSE 157° | 3,292 m | 14.1 mi |
| The Pyramid | S 175° | 3,272 m | 17.0 mi |
| Crow Mountain | S 171° | 3,269 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:55 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:29 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:52 | 16:41 |
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 | 29 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Livingston 12 S, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 783044 — Elephanthead Mountain, Park County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357934658
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