Lolo Peak
Lolo Peak rises to 2,786 m in Montana. Saint Joseph Peak stands 2,922 m to the south, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Sweeney Peak, a peak 2.1 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
Lolo Peak is a 9,143 feet (2,787 m) mountain in the Bitterroot Range of western Montana, United States. It is in Missoula County, southwest of Missoula. East of Lolo Pass at the Idaho border, the peak is visible to the south from US 12, which runs between the pass and Traveler's Rest in the town of Lolo.
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Wikidata Q6669007, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,786 m
How to reach it
- 16.1 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Traveler's Rest State Park: 9.1 mi
- Lolo Peak Fields: 9.3 mi
- Avalon Meadows Park: 10.1 mi
- Capri Park: 10.4 mi
- Oral Zumwalt Park: 10.8 mi
- Sweeney Peak: 2.1 mi
- Pyramid Buttes: 3.3 mi
- Rocky Point: 4.3 mi
- Mormon Peak: 4.5 mi
- Saint Joseph Peak: 5.1 mi
- Bitterroot Valley, Homeland of the Selíš: 9.0 mi
- Fort Owen State Park: 12.8 mi
- Fort Missoula: 14.5 mi
- Garden City Monument Services: 16.7 mi
- Missoula Fire Department Memorial: 16.9 mi
- Educational Garden: 10.9 mi
- Garden City Harvest - Youth Farm: 15.4 mi
- Bitterroot Line Comunity Garden: 15.9 mi
- ASUM Garden: 16.6 mi
- Milwaukee Community Garden: 17.2 mi
- Holt Heritage Museum: 9.3 mi
- Fort Owen State Park: 12.8 mi
- Stevensville Historical Museum: 13.7 mi
- Historical Museum at Fort Missoula: 14.5 mi
- Montana Natural History Center / Five Valleys Land Trust: 17.6 mi
- The Heap: 13.7 mi
- Braxton Roof Rock: 14.3 mi
- Elk Rock: 15.4 mi
- Tor Rock: 16.2 mi
- Castle Crag: 24.5 mi
- “Galloping Goose” Crummy: 14.5 mi
- Library Car: 14.5 mi
- The V: 16.4 mi
- The M: 18.0 mi
- The L: 18.9 mi
- The Fishing Kids: 17.8 mi
- Grizzly Gate: 17.9 mi
- The X’s: 18.3 mi
- Captain John Mullan: 21.9 mi
- Fort Fizzle Historic Site: 6.0 mi
- Howard Creek Interpretative Site: 11.5 mi
- MPG Ranch: 11.5 mi
- Lolo Hot Spring: 14.1 mi
- Lolo Pass Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- Hell Gate: 16.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Lolo Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Joseph Peak | S 186° | 2,922 m | 5.1 mi |
| Saint Mary Peak | S 180° | 2,841 m | 11.3 mi |
| Heavenly Twins | SSW 193° | 2,832 m | 11.4 mi |
| Sweeney Peak | SSE 149° | 2,795 m | 2.1 mi |
| Pyramid Buttes | SSW 192° | 2,693 m | 3.3 mi |
| Ranger Peak | SSW 212° | 2,689 m | 14.0 mi |
| Bass Peak | SSW 208° | 2,670 m | 7.5 mi |
| Sky Pilot Mountain | SSW 200° | 2,670 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:10 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:48 | 21:35 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:57 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:19 | 16:01 | 16:52 |
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 | 27 | 30 | 38 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stevensville, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357936574
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