Nichols Peak
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
- 2,859 m
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
- 23.5 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Rock Creek Vista · 10 mi
- Vista Point Observation Site · 10 mi
- Pilot-Index overlook · 22 mi
- Crazy Creek · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grizzly Peak: 0.8 mi
- Burnt Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Towne Point: 4.6 mi
- Bare Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Wapiti Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Field School Park: 5.9 mi
- Swimming Pool Park: 6.0 mi
- Lions Park: 6.0 mi
- Pride Park: 6.0 mi
- Rotary Park: 6.0 mi
- 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
- Corner Spring: 14.8 mi
- Three Corner Spring: 15.5 mi
- Cherry Spring: 19.3 mi
- Chappel Spring: 19.6 mi
- Limestone Palisades: 1.9 mi
- Gramps Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Carbon County Museum: 6.1 mi
- Rock Creek Vista Point: 9.8 mi
- Clay Butte Lookout: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Nichols Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Mountain | WSW 245° | 3,842 m | 14.0 mi |
| Whitetail Peak | WSW 238° | 3,821 m | 12.4 mi |
| Silver Run Peak | WSW 243° | 3,803 m | 9.5 mi |
| Tempest Mountain | W 267° | 3,791 m | 20.5 mi |
| Castle Rock Mountain | WSW 247° | 3,785 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mount Peal | W 265° | 3,778 m | 19.6 mi |
| Beartooth Mountain | SW 229° | 3,763 m | 12.9 mi |
| Bowback Mountain | WSW 252° | 3,746 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:51 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:24 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:49 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 26 | 34 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Lodge, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357970421
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