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Emerson Peak

Emerson Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates47.45133, -113.13617

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Morrell Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Holland Falls: 20.6 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 21.1 mi
Parks: 2
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 17.1 mi
  • Cottonwood Park: 24.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flint MountainSE 126°2,749 m13.0 mi
Goat MountainSW 231°2,687 m12.5 mi
Twin PeaksNE 54°2,664 m4.5 mi
Junction MountainN 8°2,649 m4.5 mi
Sugarloaf MountainESE 110°2,634 m9.5 mi
Red ButteN 7°2,614 m9.7 mi
Cardinal PeakWSW 246°2,610 m11.9 mi
Una MountainW 270°2,604 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0519:45
June solstice05:3620:4621:34
September equinox07:2018:5219:32
December solstice08:1815:5216:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242431384653626052413124
Precip in0.70.90.81.62.93.11.11.31.31.10.80.8

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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