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Penney Peak

Penney Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Penney Peak rises to 1,536 m in Montana. Big Pryor Mountain stands 2,675 m to the north-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range, a park 3.9 miles away. Medicine Wheel Passage passes 26 miles off. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1536 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.04079, -108.39984

Overlooks nearby

41 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 18
Springs: 11
Attractions: 5
  • Ewing-Snell Ranch: 7.3 mi
  • Hillsboro: 9.1 mi
  • Caroline Lockhart Ranch: 10.3 mi
  • Train Engine: 13.9 mi
  • Mason-Lovell Ranch: 18.7 mi
Parks: 3
Historic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Seven Rams Landing: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Penney Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Pryor MountainNNW 338°2,675 m8.9 mi
East Pryor MountainNNE 20°2,673 m9.4 mi
Red Pryor MountainNNW 334°2,575 m5.9 mi
Mexican HillESE 119°2,507 m23.1 mi
Crown ButteNNW 340°2,097 m15.8 mi
West Pryor MountainNNW 332°2,036 m21.9 mi
Little MountainESE 123°1,936 m18.9 mi
Little MountainESE 118°1,885 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4719:26
June solstice05:2720:2021:05
September equinox07:0118:3419:13
December solstice07:5015:4616:35

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192437465666747161473321
Precip in0.10.10.20.41.11.10.50.30.60.60.20.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deaver, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357937721

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