Peak · Montana
Palmer Mountain
Palmer Mountain rises to 2,827 m in Montana. Electric Peak stands 3,341 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Oregon Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 29 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,827 m
How to reach it
Coordinates45.05660, -110.58659
- 28.8 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Oregon Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Crevice Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Bald Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Mineral Hill: 1.9 mi
- Buffalo Mountain: 2.1 mi
Springs: 54
- Palette Spring: 8.2 mi
- New Blue Spring: 8.5 mi
- Cupid Spring: 8.5 mi
- Canary Spring: 8.5 mi
- Dryad Springs: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 15
- Yellowstone Gateway Garden: 6.1 mi
- Roosevelt Arch: 6.2 mi
- Frog Rock: 6.9 mi
- Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces: 8.3 mi
- Osprey Falls: 10.0 mi
Picnic sites: 14
- Arch Park Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- 45th Parallel Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Albright Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Mammoth Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Lava Creek Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Undine Falls: 8.2 mi
- Wraith Falls: 8.4 mi
- Rustic Falls: 10.8 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 13.0 mi
- Passage Falls: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 9.6 mi
- Devils Slide: 10.7 mi
- Rigler Bluffs: 11.4 mi
- Dick Randall Point: 11.4 mi
- Overhanging Cliff: 14.6 mi
Hot springs: 6
- Bijah Springs: 21.6 mi
- Roadside Spring East (MNCNN031): 22.0 mi
- Roadside Spring West (MNCNN030): 22.0 mi
- Frying Pan Spring: 22.0 mi
- Frying Pan Bowl: 22.1 mi
Parks: 2
- Arch Park: 6.3 mi
- Willow Park: 15.2 mi
Museums: 2
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 22.7 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Aldridge: 8.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Palmer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Peak | WSW 254° | 3,341 m | 12.8 mi |
| Emigrant Peak | NNW 338° | 3,327 m | 15.4 mi |
| Mount Wallace | NNE 31° | 3,240 m | 11.3 mi |
| Iron Mountain | ENE 64° | 3,197 m | 15.5 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NW 305° | 3,189 m | 6.8 mi |
| Joseph Peak | WSW 245° | 3,176 m | 16.1 mi |
| Monitor Peak | NNW 339° | 3,168 m | 7.8 mi |
| Gray Peak | WSW 242° | 3,139 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:28 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:55 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gardiner, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 788605 — Palmer Mountain, Park County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357937626
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