Observation Point
Observation Point rises to 2,593 m in Montana. Scapegoat Mountain stands 2,800 m to the east-southeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Triple Divide, a peak 0.2 miles away.
The story
mountain in Montana, United States of America
Wikidata Q49058141, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2593 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Triple Divide: 0.2 mi
- Flint Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Trident Peaks: 1.7 mi
- Cigarette Rock: 4.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Hoadley Reef: 10.0 mi
- Big Slide: 13.3 mi
- Big Slide: 16.5 mi
- Chinese Wall: 22.8 mi
- Sun River Game Preserve: 19.5 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 22.8 mi
- Copenhaver Park: 23.8 mi
- North Fork Falls: 10.6 mi
- Cataract Falls: 15.5 mi
- Medicine (Sun River) Springs: 20.2 mi
- The Brand Bar Museum: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Observation Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scapegoat Mountain | ESE 117° | 2,800 m | 5.5 mi |
| Flint Mountain | ESE 115° | 2,749 m | 1.1 mi |
| Evans Peak | SSE 152° | 2,696 m | 5.8 mi |
| Olson Peak | SE 138° | 2,690 m | 12.0 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NNW 329° | 2,664 m | 11.5 mi |
| Junction Mountain | NW 323° | 2,649 m | 14.7 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | SE 139° | 2,647 m | 13.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | N 352° | 2,634 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:04 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:45 | 21:33 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 15:52 | 16:44 |
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 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 60 | 52 | 41 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gibson DAM, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357956864
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