Painter Peak
Painter Peak rises to 2,924 m in Montana. Homer Youngs Peak stands 3,234 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bloody Dick Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway passes 10 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Montana, United States of America
Wikidata Q49059447, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2924 m
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
- 12.3 mi off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
- 19.5 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
- 19.6 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Westward Overlook - Lemhi Pass CDT Access · 14 mi
- Westward View · 14 mi
- Grand Vista Scenic Overlook · 30 mi
71 named places within 25 miles
- Bloody Dick Peak: 0.9 mi
- Browns Peak: 1.9 mi
- Selway Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Tash Peak: 7.8 mi
- Black Mountain: 8.0 mi
- School & Masonic Lodge: 14.9 mi
- Hardware Store Museum: 14.9 mi
- Hotel Meade: 14.9 mi
- Skinner's Saloon: 15.0 mi
- Hangmans Gulch: 15.0 mi
- Fort Lemhi Monument: 20.3 mi
- Sacajawea Monument: 20.4 mi
- Clark Canyon Reservoir Recreational Area: 23.4 mi
- Crystal Park: 24.9 mi
- Mill Point: 12.6 mi
- The Most Distant Fountain: 14.5 mi
- Flag Unfurling Monument: 16.0 mi
- The Sandbar: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Painter Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Youngs Peak | WNW 301° | 3,234 m | 21.1 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NE 44° | 3,211 m | 19.3 mi |
| Alturas Number Two Mountain | NE 41° | 3,191 m | 21.8 mi |
| Highboy Mountain | NE 38° | 3,174 m | 23.2 mi |
| Sacajawea Peaks | WNW 290° | 3,154 m | 19.4 mi |
| Monument Peak | WNW 292° | 3,134 m | 20.4 mi |
| Hirschy Mountain | NW 308° | 3,134 m | 24.7 mi |
| Freeman Peak | WNW 293° | 3,132 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:07 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:39 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 16:05 | 16:54 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 39 | 27 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dillon 18 WSW, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 788592 — Painter Peak, Beaverhead County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357937607
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