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Leota Peak

Leota Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Leota Peak rises to 2,584 m in Montana. Fisher Peak stands 2,688 m to the northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Crimson Peak, a peak 1.6 miles away. Garnet Back Country Byway passes 29 miles off.

The story

mountain in Powell County, Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49044006, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2584 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.29827, -113.35951

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 6
  • Seeley Lake Game Preserve: 10.6 mi
  • Cottonwood Park: 13.7 mi
  • Placid Lake State Park: 13.8 mi
  • Salmon Lake State Park: 14.5 mi
  • Big Blackfoot Railroad Historical Marker: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Morrell Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Holland Falls: 14.6 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 23.0 mi
Museums: 2
  • Seeley Lake Historical Museum and Visitor Center: 11.4 mi
  • The Brand Bar Museum: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Giant Spring: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Leota Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fisher PeakNW 306°2,688 m7.9 mi
Goat MountainNNE 16°2,687 m2.8 mi
Wolverine PeakNW 317°2,673 m12.1 mi
Count PeakNNW 326°2,639 m3.1 mi
Crescent MountainW 271°2,622 m3.6 mi
Ptarmigan MountainNW 316°2,621 m10.9 mi
Cardinal PeakN 356°2,610 m5.7 mi
Una MountainN 3°2,604 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0619:46
June solstice05:3820:4621:34
September equinox07:2118:5319:33
December solstice08:1815:5416:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533404956646355423122
Precip in2.61.91.41.41.92.31.11.01.22.02.52.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seeley Lake RS, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 786058 — Leota Peak, Powell County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357936338

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