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Fault Peak

Fault Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Fault Peak rises to 2,370 m in Montana. Slategoat Mountain stands 2,707 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Shale Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49028642, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2370 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.55689, -113.18839

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Holland Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Morrell Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Dean Falls: 22.2 mi
Parks: 2
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 15.3 mi
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 20.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Medicine (Sun River) Springs: 16.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Fault Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slategoat MountainNE 47°2,707 m11.9 mi
Redhead PeakNNE 19°2,675 m13.8 mi
Twin PeaksSE 128°2,664 m7.6 mi
Junction MountainSE 133°2,649 m4.2 mi
Red ButteENE 58°2,614 m4.3 mi
Cliff MountainNNE 22°2,611 m7.4 mi
Una MountainSW 226°2,604 m10.5 mi
Sphinx PeakNNE 20°2,591 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0519:46
June solstice05:3620:4621:35
September equinox07:2018:5219:32
December solstice08:1915:5216:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357934806

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