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Palmer Mountain

Palmer Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
2827 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.05660, -110.58659

Named places within 25 miles

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
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
Cliffs: 8
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: 4
  • Arch Park: 6.3 mi
  • Willow Park: 15.2 mi
  • Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Historical Marker: 20.4 mi
  • Emigrant Gulch Historical Marker: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Electric PeakWSW 254°3,341 m12.8 mi
Emigrant PeakNNW 338°3,327 m15.4 mi
Mount WallaceNNE 31°3,240 m11.3 mi
Iron MountainENE 64°3,197 m15.5 mi
Sheep MountainNW 305°3,189 m6.8 mi
Joseph PeakWSW 245°3,176 m16.1 mi
Monitor PeakNNW 339°3,168 m7.8 mi
Gray PeakWSW 242°3,139 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5619:35
June solstice05:3620:2821:14
September equinox07:1018:4319:22
December solstice07:5915:5516:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837455362706960473425
Precip in0.80.60.90.92.01.91.31.01.21.51.00.8

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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