Peak · Montana
Lookout Mountain
Lookout Mountain rises to 2,926 m in Montana. Wolf Mountain stands 3,582 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Roundhead Butte, a peak 1.7 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,926 m
How to reach it
Coordinates45.09522, -110.21880
- 12.3 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
- 26.4 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot & Index · 22 mi
- Crazy Creek · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Roundhead Butte: 1.7 mi
- Hummingbird Peak: 4.1 mi
- Sheepherder Peak: 5.3 mi
- Buffalo Butte: 5.3 mi
- North Buffalo Butte: 5.3 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Tower Fall: 16.2 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 16.2 mi
- Passage Falls: 16.9 mi
- Wraith Falls: 22.5 mi
- Undine Falls: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Warm Creek Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Soda Butte Creek: 12.9 mi
- Yellowstone River Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Lava Creek Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- 45th Parallel Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 6
- Soda Butte Cone: 15.4 mi
- Devil's Den: 16.2 mi
- Petrified Tree: 16.4 mi
- Frog Rock: 19.4 mi
- Yellowstone Gateway Garden: 24.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Calcite Springs: 15.7 mi
- Wahb spring: 19.5 mi
Parks: 2
- Willow Park: 21.3 mi
- Arch Park: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 1
- Gallery Dan Hartman: 13.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness: 13.6 mi
Museums: 1
- Cooke City Montana Museum: 14.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Erma Number 1 Mine: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Overhanging Cliff: 16.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Lookout Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Mountain | ENE 76° | 3,582 m | 15.4 mi |
| Mount Douglas | NNE 15° | 3,439 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mount Fox | E 83° | 3,418 m | 14.2 mi |
| Two Sisters | NE 39° | 3,394 m | 15.0 mi |
| Monument Peak | N 359° | 3,351 m | 7.0 mi |
| Abiathar Peak | SE 132° | 3,331 m | 12.3 mi |
| Hodges Mountain | ENE 68° | 3,306 m | 14.7 mi |
| Crow Mountain | NNW 330° | 3,269 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:27 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:53 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 18 | 25 | 32 | 41 | 49 | 56 | 54 | 47 | 36 | 22 | 14 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cooke City 2 W, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357936644
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