Granite Peak (Northwest Peak)
Granite Peak (Northwest Peak) rises to 3,882 m in Montana. Granite Peak stands 3,904 m to the southeast, 0.4 miles off. Beartooth Highway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Granite Peak-Northwest Peak (12,750 feet (3,890 m)) is in the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana. Granite Peak-Northwest Peak is also known as Peak 12745, and is only .4 mi (0.64 km) northwest of Granite Peak, the tallest mountain in Montana. With just over 300 ft (91 m) of topographic prominence, Granite Peak-Northwest Peak may be considered a distinct peak from Granite Peak, or merely a lower subpeak due to being part of the same massif. If considered a distinct peak, it is the second tallest mountain in Montana. Granite Peak-Northwest Peak is in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness on the border of Custer and Gallatin National Forests.
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Wikidata Q28056264, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3882 m
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
- 16.9 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot & Index · 14 mi
- Crazy Creek · 16 mi
- Falls · 17 mi
- Pilot-Index overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Granite Peak: 0.4 mi
- Tempest Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Mystic Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Mount Villard: 1.5 mi
- Cairn Mountain: 1.6 mi
- South Robinson Spring: 21.1 mi
- Lower Cottonwood Spring: 21.3 mi
- Blind Sheep Spring: 21.5 mi
- Upper Cottonwood Spring: 21.7 mi
- Quaker Spring: 21.8 mi
- Impasse Falls: 4.9 mi
- Woodbine Falls: 13.3 mi
- Sentinel Falls: 14.0 mi
- Calamity Falls: 14.3 mi
- Crazy Creek Falls: 15.6 mi
- Cooke City Historical Marker: 12.5 mi
- Willow Park: 13.8 mi
- Warm Creek Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Soda Butte Creek: 20.7 mi
- Buffalo Jump: 18.2 mi
- Limestone Palisades: 23.5 mi
- Cooke City Montana Museum: 11.8 mi
- Erma Number 1 Mine: 12.4 mi
- Gallery Dan Hartman: 13.7 mi
- Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness: 15.1 mi
- Clay Butte Lookout: 17.9 mi
- Rock Creek Vista Point: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Granite Peak (Northwest Peak). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Peak | SE 128° | 3,903.5 m | 0.4 mi |
| Mount Wood | N 1° | 3,846 m | 7.4 mi |
| Castle Mountain | ESE 118° | 3,842 m | 10.1 mi |
| Whitetail Peak | ESE 116° | 3,821 m | 12.3 mi |
| Tempest Mountain | E 91° | 3,791 m | 1.1 mi |
| Castle Rock Mountain | ESE 121° | 3,785 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Peal | ESE 102° | 3,778 m | 2.1 mi |
| Glacier Peak | SW 234° | 3,762 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:53 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:26 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:51 | 16:40 |
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 | 27 | 26 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 62 | 54 | 42 | 32 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mystic Lake, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357935246
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