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Mount McKnight

Mount McKnight, seen from above at true elevation

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
3139 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.49577, -110.44937

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 12
Cliffs: 8
  • 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
Waterfalls: 3
  • Natural Bridge Waterfall: 12.3 mi
  • Passage Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Palisade Falls: 23.4 mi
Attractions: 2
Museums: 2
Springs: 2
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DouglasSE 131°3,439 m19.9 mi
Mount CowenSSW 193°3,417 m7.6 mi
Chalice PeakSE 125°3,364 m22.2 mi
Snowy PeakSE 128°3,340 m19.9 mi
Black MountainSSW 206°3,337 m1.9 mi
Emigrant PeakSW 218°3,327 m20.4 mi
Black SpireSSW 199°3,305 m7.7 mi
The NeedlesSE 142°3,292 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5519:34
June solstice05:3420:2921:15
September equinox07:1018:4219:21
December solstice08:0015:5216:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282937445259676658463527
Precip in0.60.60.91.62.32.91.61.31.51.50.90.6

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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