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Nichols Peak

Nichols Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Nichols Peak rises to 2,859 m in Montana. Castle Mountain stands 3,842 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Grizzly Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 5.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49056898, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2859 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.18411, -109.37099

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 17
Waterfalls: 5
  • Calamity Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Sentinel Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Impasse Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Beartooth Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 23.5 mi
Springs: 4
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Nichols Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle MountainWSW 245°3,842 m14.0 mi
Whitetail PeakWSW 238°3,821 m12.4 mi
Silver Run PeakWSW 243°3,803 m9.5 mi
Tempest MountainW 267°3,791 m20.5 mi
Castle Rock MountainWSW 247°3,785 m15.0 mi
Mount PealW 265°3,778 m19.6 mi
Beartooth MountainSW 229°3,763 m12.9 mi
Bowback MountainWSW 252°3,746 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5119:30
June solstice05:3120:2421:09
September equinox07:0518:3819:17
December solstice07:5415:4916:39

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262634414958666556443225
Precip in0.81.11.82.84.72.61.41.01.62.31.41.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Lodge, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357970421

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