Mount Cowen
Mount Cowen rises to 3,417 m in Montana. Mount Douglas stands 3,439 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Spire, a peak 0.7 miles away.
The story
Mount Cowen (11,217 feet (3,419 m)) is in the Absaroka Range in the U.S. state of Montana. The peak is located in Gallatin National Forest. Several small glacierets exist on the flanks of the peak, especially on the northern slopes.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q49052372, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3417 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Spire: 0.7 mi
- Dexter Point: 3.1 mi
- Marten Peak: 4.9 mi
- Arrow Peak: 4.9 mi
- Black Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Pine Creek Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
- Emigrant Gulch Historical Marker: 14.1 mi
- Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Historical Marker: 18.1 mi
- Ninth Street Park: 18.5 mi
- Sacajawea Park: 18.6 mi
- Obscurity Crag: 14.5 mi
- 7-11 Crag: 14.6 mi
- Boundary Crag: 14.6 mi
- Allenspur Main Cliff: 14.8 mi
- Point of Rocks: 21.1 mi
- Passage Falls: 10.2 mi
- Natural Bridge Waterfall: 17.5 mi
- Palisade Falls: 22.3 mi
- Natural Bridge State Park: 17.5 mi
- Fort Parker: 22.5 mi
- Yellowstone Hot Springs: 24.2 mi
- Livingston Depot: 19.2 mi
- Yellowstone Gateway Museum: 19.4 mi
- Aldridge: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Mount Cowen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Douglas | ESE 109° | 3,439 m | 17.7 mi |
| Chalice Peak | ESE 105° | 3,364 m | 20.7 mi |
| Monument Peak | SE 136° | 3,351 m | 18.5 mi |
| Snowy Peak | ESE 106° | 3,340 m | 18.1 mi |
| Black Mountain | N 9° | 3,337 m | 5.8 mi |
| Emigrant Peak | SW 231° | 3,327 m | 13.8 mi |
| Black Spire | W 276° | 3,305 m | 0.7 mi |
| The Needles | E 101° | 3,292 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:29 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:53 | 16:42 |
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 | 28 | 29 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Livingston 12 S, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 781801 — Mount Cowen, Park County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357934121
Day trips start here
- Gardiner · 27 mi
Take the scenic way to Mount Cowen.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.