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Pentagon Mountain

Pentagon Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pentagon Mountain rises to 2,698 m in Montana. Three Sisters stands 2,711 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Kevan Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away.

The story

Pentagon Mountain is an 8,873-foot (2,704-metre) mountain summit located in Flathead County of the U.S. state of Montana.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49060688, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2698 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.92745, -113.12479

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 5
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 10.1 mi
  • Wapiti Park: 11.4 mi
  • Blackleaf Wildlife Management Area: 22.1 mi
  • Ear Mountain State Game Refuge: 22.3 mi
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dean Falls: 5.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Medicine (Sun River) Springs: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Pentagon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Three SistersS 170°2,711 m10.8 mi
Mount WrightENE 75°2,701 m13.3 mi
Silvertip MountainSSW 211°2,699 m11.5 mi
Redhead PeakS 173°2,675 m12.6 mi
Mount LockhartE 91°2,643 m12.7 mi
Teton PeakESE 101°2,560 m13.5 mi
Mount Patrick GassENE 58°2,544 m13.6 mi
Kevan MountainSE 128°2,537 m2.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0419:45
June solstice05:3420:4721:36
September equinox07:2018:5119:32
December solstice08:2015:4916:43

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242431384653626052413124
Precip in0.70.90.81.62.93.11.11.31.31.10.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gibson DAM, 28 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 788756 — Pentagon Mountain, Flathead County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357937739

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