Needle Rock
Needle Rock rises to 2,020 m in Montana. Tweedy Mountain stands 3,394 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway runs past it.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49056575, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,020 m
How to reach it
Overlooks nearby
- Grand Vista Scenic Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Hill: 1.2 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Stine Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Black Lion Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Lost Horse Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Happy Camp Park: 11.1 mi
- Storm Park: 12.6 mi
- Crystal Park: 13.3 mi
- Fishtrap Creek Fishing Access Site: 15.7 mi
- Fleecer Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 16.9 mi
- Long Slope: 11.3 mi
- Short Slope: 11.9 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Aspen Rest Stop: 20.2 mi
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Southbound: 21.1 mi
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Northbound: 21.1 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 20.7 mi
- Muller Spring: 24.4 mi
- Reservoir Spring: 24.5 mi
- Lupine Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Coolidge: 12.9 mi
- The Sandbar: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Needle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tweedy Mountain | SSE 162° | 3,394 m | 14.3 mi |
| Torrey Mountain | SSE 165° | 3,392 m | 15.8 mi |
| Granite Mountain | SE 141° | 3,238 m | 9.7 mi |
| Barb Mountain | SSE 158° | 3,190 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mount Alverson | SSE 159° | 3,176 m | 10.8 mi |
| Highboy Mountain | S 173° | 3,174 m | 17.8 mi |
| Black Lion Mountain | SE 134° | 3,167 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Tahepia | SSE 156° | 3,155 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:06 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:40 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 16:02 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 29 | 37 | 45 | 52 | 58 | 57 | 50 | 39 | 26 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wise RVR 3 WNW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357937376
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