Knowles Peak
Knowles Peak rises to 2,467 m in Montana. Mount Douglas stands 3,439 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Arrow Peak, a peak 2.2 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49042199, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,467 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Arrow Peak: 2.2 mi
- Green Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Chico Peak: 4.6 mi
- Black Spire: 6.3 mi
- Dexter Point: 6.3 mi
- Pine Creek Recreation Area: 13.3 mi
- Arch Park: 20.6 mi
- Ninth Street Park: 23.9 mi
- Sacajawea Park: 24.1 mi
- Miles Park: 24.2 mi
- Point of Rocks: 16.4 mi
- Dick Randall Point: 16.6 mi
- Rigler Bluffs: 17.5 mi
- Devils Slide: 19.3 mi
- Obscurity Crag: 19.9 mi
- Yellowstone Hot Springs: 17.9 mi
- Yellowstone Gateway Garden: 20.6 mi
- Roosevelt Arch: 20.6 mi
- Natural Bridge State Park: 23.5 mi
- Frog Rock: 24.0 mi
- Palette Spring: 24.3 mi
- New Blue Spring: 24.6 mi
- Cupid Spring: 24.6 mi
- Canary Spring: 24.6 mi
- Dryad Springs: 24.6 mi
- Arch Park Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- 45th Parallel Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Albright Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Mammoth Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
- Passage Falls: 4.9 mi
- Palisade Falls: 22.0 mi
- Natural Bridge Waterfall: 23.5 mi
- Livingston Depot: 24.7 mi
- Yellowstone Gateway Museum: 24.9 mi
- Aldridge: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Knowles Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Douglas | E 89° | 3,439 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mount Cowen | NNE 26° | 3,417 m | 6.5 mi |
| Monument Peak | ESE 115° | 3,351 m | 17.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNE 18° | 3,337 m | 12.1 mi |
| Emigrant Peak | WSW 250° | 3,327 m | 8.5 mi |
| Black Spire | NNE 20° | 3,305 m | 6.3 mi |
| The Needles | ENE 70° | 3,292 m | 12.3 mi |
| The Pyramid | E 89° | 3,272 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:29 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:54 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 29 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Livingston 12 S, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 785812 — Knowles Peak, Park County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357936189
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