Penrose Peak
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. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Penrose Peak is a mountain in the Coeur d'Alene Mountains of the Rocky Mountains in Montana, United States.
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Wikidata Q7164642, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,156 m
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway
- 17.9 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
80 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Power Park: 13.4 mi
- The Blue Slide: 21.5 mi
- Bernier Point: 21.9 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 23.2 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 13.2 mi
- Mineral County Museum: 22.2 mi
- John Mullan Statue: 11.5 mi
- David Thompson Monument: 12.2 mi
- Taft: 21.4 mi
- Big Medicine Hot Springs: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Penrose Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Mountain | NE 54° | 2,274 m | 18.5 mi |
| Ward Peak | SW 219° | 2,218 m | 17.6 mi |
| Eagle Peak | SW 222° | 2,206 m | 16.8 mi |
| Cherry Peak | NNW 331° | 2,184 m | 2.1 mi |
| Cube Iron Mountain | NNW 336° | 2,179 m | 16.8 mi |
| Gold Peak | SW 223° | 2,142 m | 16.0 mi |
| Priscilla Peak | N 357° | 2,132 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mount Silcox | NNW 333° | 2,103 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:13 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:54 | 21:42 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:26 | 16:00 | 16:53 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 34 | 27 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 788751 — Penrose Peak, Sanders County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357937726
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