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Penrose Peak

Penrose Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Penrose Peak rises to 2,156 m in Montana. Baldy Mountain stands 2,274 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenwood Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

The story

Penrose Peak is a mountain in the Coeur d'Alene Mountains of the Rocky Mountains in Montana, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7164642, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2156 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.46410, -115.14486

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Greenwood Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Cherry Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Sacajawea Peak: 2.9 mi
  • Sunset Peak: 3.5 mi
  • Drury Peak: 4.5 mi
Parks: 14
  • Thompson Falls Historical Marker: 12.1 mi
  • Plains Park: 12.1 mi
  • Fred Young Memorial Park: 12.2 mi
  • Fort Thompson Park and Playground: 12.9 mi
  • Ainsworth Park: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 2
Artworks: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • David Thompson Monument: 12.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Big Medicine Hot Springs: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Penrose Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldy MountainNE 54°2,274 m18.5 mi
Ward PeakSW 219°2,218 m17.6 mi
Eagle PeakSW 222°2,206 m16.8 mi
Cherry PeakNNW 331°2,184 m2.1 mi
Cube Iron MountainNNW 336°2,179 m16.8 mi
Gold PeakSW 223°2,142 m16.0 mi
Priscilla PeakN 357°2,132 m15.5 mi
Mount SilcoxNNW 333°2,103 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1319:53
June solstice05:4420:5421:42
September equinox07:2819:0019:40
December solstice08:2616:0016:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283138455460676658453427

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saint Regis 1 NE, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 788751 — Penrose Peak, Sanders County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357937726

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