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Observation Point

Observation Point, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates47.34578, -112.93366

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 3
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 19.5 mi
  • Cottonwood Park: 22.8 mi
  • Copenhaver Park: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • North Fork Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Cataract Falls: 15.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Medicine (Sun River) Springs: 20.2 mi
Museums: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Scapegoat MountainESE 117°2,800 m5.5 mi
Flint MountainESE 115°2,749 m1.1 mi
Evans PeakSSE 152°2,696 m5.8 mi
Olson PeakSE 138°2,690 m12.0 mi
Twin PeaksNNW 329°2,664 m11.5 mi
Junction MountainNW 323°2,649 m14.7 mi
Pyramid PeakSE 139°2,647 m13.7 mi
Sugarloaf MountainN 352°2,634 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0419:44
June solstice05:3620:4521:33
September equinox07:1918:5119:31
December solstice08:1715:5216:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242431384653626052413124
Precip in0.70.90.81.62.93.11.11.31.31.10.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gibson DAM, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357956864

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