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Lookout Mountain

Lookout Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lookout Mountain rises to 2,487 m in Montana. Rocky Mountain stands 2,858 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sun River Game Preserve, a park 2.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49046635, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2487 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.79189, -113.02672

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 5
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 2.3 mi
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 13.5 mi
  • Ear Mountain State Game Refuge: 17.1 mi
  • Wapiti Park: 20.9 mi
  • Blackleaf Wildlife Management Area: 21.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dean Falls: 10.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Medicine (Sun River) Springs: 13.6 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky MountainE 82°2,858 m10.6 mi
Old BaldyENE 66°2,769 m10.4 mi
Three SistersWSW 243°2,711 m2.9 mi
Slategoat MountainS 172°2,707 m8.2 mi
Mount WrightNNE 33°2,701 m15.3 mi
Silvertip MountainW 267°2,699 m10.4 mi
Pentagon MountainNNW 334°2,698 m10.4 mi
Redhead PeakSW 223°2,675 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0419:45
June solstice05:3420:4721:35
September equinox07:2018:5119:32
December solstice08:1915:5016:43

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242431384653626052413124
Precip in0.70.90.81.62.93.11.11.31.31.10.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gibson DAM, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 801099 — Lookout Mountain, Lewis and Clark County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357956788

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