Koch Peak
Koch Peak rises to 3,408 m in Montana. Taylor Peaks stands 3,428 m to the east-northeast, 0.1 miles off.
The story
Koch Peak (11,298 feet (3,444 m)) is one of the taller mountains in the Madison Range in the U.S. state of Montana. The summit is located in Lee Metcalf Wilderness within Gallatin and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests. Koch Peak is tallest in a group of summits collectively called the Taylor Peaks.
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Wikidata Q49042269, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3408 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Taylor Peaks: 0.1 mi
- Nutters Cathedral Peak: 0.4 mi
- Woodward Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Woodward Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Imp Peak: 3.1 mi
- Wall Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 11.0 mi
- Bear Creek Wildlife Management Area: 11.3 mi
- Gallatin Game Preserve: 14.6 mi
- Gallatin State Wildlife Management Area: 15.5 mi
- Cabin Creek Wildlife Management Area: 16.6 mi
- Lee Metcalf Wilderness: 12.5 mi
- Gallatin Wildlife Management Area: 13.0 mi
- The Guestbook: 16.7 mi
- Madison Base: 19.0 mi
- Montana State Rest Area: 11.4 mi
- Red Cliff: 14.0 mi
- Corey Spring: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Koch Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Peaks | ENE 71° | 3,428 m | 0.1 mi |
| Echo Peak | S 181° | 3,414 m | 6.5 mi |
| Hilgard Peak | S 180° | 3,409 m | 8.3 mi |
| Lone Mountain | N 2° | 3,397 m | 16.7 mi |
| Imp Peak | S 173° | 3,393 m | 3.1 mi |
| Dutchman Peak | S 180° | 3,318 m | 7.3 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | SSE 159° | 3,295 m | 4.7 mi |
| No Man Peak | NW 312° | 3,285 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:32 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 15:59 | 16:47 |
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 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 35 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 39 | 26 | 14 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hebgen DAM, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 785821 — Koch Peak, Madison County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357936202
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