Emerson Peak
Emerson Peak rises to 2,040 m in Montana. Flint Mountain stands 2,749 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Flatiron Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away.
The story
mountain in Powell County, Montana, United States of America
Wikidata Q49028016, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2040 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Flatiron Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Scintilla Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Trap Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Cayuse Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Jumbo Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Hoadley Reef: 6.0 mi
- Big Slide: 10.1 mi
- Chinese Wall: 13.4 mi
- Wall Creek Cliffs: 22.4 mi
- Big Slide: 22.6 mi
- Morrell Falls: 18.5 mi
- Holland Falls: 20.6 mi
- North Fork Falls: 21.1 mi
- Sun River Game Preserve: 17.1 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 24.5 mi
- Medicine (Sun River) Springs: 18.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Emerson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flint Mountain | SE 126° | 2,749 m | 13.0 mi |
| Goat Mountain | SW 231° | 2,687 m | 12.5 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NE 54° | 2,664 m | 4.5 mi |
| Junction Mountain | N 8° | 2,649 m | 4.5 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | ESE 110° | 2,634 m | 9.5 mi |
| Red Butte | N 7° | 2,614 m | 9.7 mi |
| Cardinal Peak | WSW 246° | 2,610 m | 11.9 mi |
| Una Mountain | W 270° | 2,604 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:05 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:46 | 21:34 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 15:52 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 24 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 60 | 52 | 41 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gibson DAM, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 783183 — Emerson Peak, Powell County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357934738
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