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. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Powell County, Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49028016, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,040 m
How to reach it
70 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
- 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 25 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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