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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
2,698 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.92745, -113.12479

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 4
  • 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
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 SistersS2,711 m10.8 mi
Mount WrightENE2,701 m13.3 mi
Silvertip MountainSSW2,699 m11.5 mi
Redhead PeakS2,675 m12.6 mi
Mount LockhartE2,643 m12.7 mi
Teton PeakESE2,560 m13.5 mi
Mount Patrick GassENE2,544 m13.6 mi
Kevan MountainSE2,537 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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