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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
1,639 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: 1
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 18.6 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 MountainSSW2,687 m13.3 mi
Twin PeaksESE2,664 m8.7 mi
Junction MountainE2,649 m5.5 mi
Red ButteNE2,614 m7.9 mi
Cliff MountainNNE2,611 m11.0 mi
Cardinal PeakSSW2,610 m11.2 mi
Una MountainSW2,604 m6.8 mi
Puma PeakSSW2,602 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 50–80 °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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