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Packrat Mountain

Packrat Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Packrat Mountain rises to 1,639 m in Montana. Goat Mountain stands 2,687 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown Sandstone Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49059306, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1639 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.51744, -113.24145

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Holland Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Morrell Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Dean Falls: 24.9 mi
Parks: 2
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 18.6 mi
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 23.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Medicine (Sun River) Springs: 19.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Packrat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainSSW 201°2,687 m13.3 mi
Twin PeaksESE 103°2,664 m8.7 mi
Junction MountainE 91°2,649 m5.5 mi
Red ButteNE 51°2,614 m7.9 mi
Cliff MountainNNE 29°2,611 m11.0 mi
Cardinal PeakSSW 212°2,610 m11.2 mi
Una MountainSW 228°2,604 m6.8 mi
Puma PeakSSW 196°2,602 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0519:46
June solstice05:3620:4621:35
September equinox07:2018:5219:33
December solstice08:1915:5216:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242533404956646354423123
Precip in2.92.42.22.12.12.50.91.01.42.42.82.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lindbergh Lake, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357937578

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