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Needle Rock

Needle Rock, seen from above at true elevation

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
2020 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.67659, -113.05754

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 8
  • 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
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lupine Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Coolidge: 12.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • The Sandbar: 21.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Needle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tweedy MountainSSE 162°3,394 m14.3 mi
Torrey MountainSSE 165°3,392 m15.8 mi
Granite MountainSE 141°3,238 m9.7 mi
Barb MountainSSE 158°3,190 m14.5 mi
Mount AlversonSSE 159°3,176 m10.8 mi
Highboy MountainS 173°3,174 m17.8 mi
Black Lion MountainSE 134°3,167 m4.7 mi
Mount TahepiaSSE 156°3,155 m10.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0619:45
June solstice05:4420:4021:26
September equinox07:2018:5219:32
December solstice08:1116:0216:51

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202229374552585750392618
Precip in0.60.50.61.01.92.01.41.01.21.10.90.7

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357937376

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