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Moonlight Peak

Moonlight Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Moonlight Peak rises to 2,460 m in Montana. Rocky Mountain stands 2,858 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Signal Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Montana, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49051361, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,460 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.87633, -113.02562

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 4
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 4.7 mi
  • Wapiti Park: 15.2 mi
  • Ear Mountain State Game Refuge: 17.0 mi
  • Blackleaf Wildlife Management Area: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dean Falls: 8.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Medicine (Sun River) Springs: 18.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Moonlight Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky MountainESE2,858 m11.3 mi
Old BaldyE2,769 m9.5 mi
Three SistersSSW2,711 m7.6 mi
Slategoat MountainS2,707 m14.0 mi
Mount WrightNE2,701 m10.8 mi
Silvertip MountainWSW2,699 m12.2 mi
Pentagon MountainNW2,698 m5.8 mi
Redhead PeakSSW2,675 m9.5 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 solstice08:1915:4916:43

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, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357956838

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