Mount McKnight
Mount McKnight rises to 3,139 m in Montana. Mount Douglas stands 3,439 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49053607, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,139 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Mount Delano: 2.2 mi
- Marten Peak: 2.9 mi
- Elephanthead Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Lion Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Pine Creek Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
- Ninth Street Park: 12.0 mi
- Miles Park: 12.1 mi
- Sacajawea Park: 12.1 mi
- G Street Park: 12.4 mi
- Obscurity Crag: 8.6 mi
- 7-11 Crag: 8.6 mi
- Boundary Crag: 8.7 mi
- Allenspur Main Cliff: 8.8 mi
- Under the Sea Wall: 23.8 mi
- Yellowstone River Island Wilderness Study Area: 14.7 mi
- BLM: 21.2 mi
- State Trust: 22.6 mi
- Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness: 23.5 mi
- Natural Bridge Waterfall: 12.3 mi
- Passage Falls: 17.7 mi
- Palisade Falls: 23.4 mi
- Natural Bridge State Park: 12.3 mi
- Fort Parker: 15.0 mi
- Livingston Depot: 12.7 mi
- Yellowstone Gateway Museum: 12.9 mi
- North Pass Creek Spring: 24.5 mi
- South Pass Creek Spring: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Mount McKnight. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Douglas | SE 131° | 3,439 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Cowen | SSW 193° | 3,417 m | 7.6 mi |
| Chalice Peak | SE 125° | 3,364 m | 22.2 mi |
| Snowy Peak | SE 128° | 3,340 m | 19.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSW 206° | 3,337 m | 1.9 mi |
| Emigrant Peak | SW 218° | 3,327 m | 20.4 mi |
| Black Spire | SSW 199° | 3,305 m | 7.7 mi |
| The Needles | SE 142° | 3,292 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:55 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:29 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:52 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 806992 — Mount McKnight, Park County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357959012
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