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Pilot Peak

Pilot Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Pilot Peak rises to 2,509 m in Montana. Goat Mountain stands 2,687 m to the southwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Fossil Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49061379, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2509 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.43133, -113.22117

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 5
Parks: 4
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 20.9 mi
  • Seeley Lake Game Preserve: 21.7 mi
  • Cottonwood Park: 22.4 mi
  • Salmon Lake State Park: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Morrell Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Holland Falls: 16.6 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 22.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Medicine (Sun River) Springs: 22.0 mi
Museums: 1
  • Seeley Lake Historical Museum and Visitor Center: 22.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Pilot Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainSW 222°2,687 m8.6 mi
Twin PeaksENE 62°2,664 m8.6 mi
Junction MountainNE 38°2,649 m7.4 mi
Count PeakSW 231°2,639 m10.5 mi
Sugarloaf MountainE 98°2,634 m13.0 mi
Red ButteNNE 25°2,614 m12.2 mi
Cardinal PeakWSW 243°2,610 m7.7 mi
Una MountainWNW 283°2,604 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0519:46
June solstice05:3720:4621:34
September equinox07:2018:5219:32
December solstice08:1815:5216:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533404956646355423122
Precip in2.61.91.41.41.92.31.11.01.22.02.52.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seeley Lake RS, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357937854

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