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Pivot Mountain

Pivot Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pivot Mountain rises to 2,254 m in Montana. Three Sisters stands 2,711 m to the south-southeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Dean Falls, a waterfall 1.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49062479, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2254 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.89411, -113.19451

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 3
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 11.1 mi
  • Wapiti Park: 14.4 mi
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dean Falls: 1.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Medicine (Sun River) Springs: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Three SistersSSE 148°2,711 m9.8 mi
Silvertip MountainSSW 199°2,699 m8.0 mi
Pentagon MountainNE 54°2,698 m4.0 mi
Redhead PeakSSE 155°2,675 m11.3 mi
Kevan MountainENE 77°2,537 m4.9 mi
Table MountainE 94°2,536 m3.9 mi
Hahn PeakSE 128°2,527 m7.3 mi
Lone ButteS 188°2,522 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0519:46
June solstice05:3420:4821:36
September equinox07:2018:5219:32
December solstice08:2015:5016:43

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, 29 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357937974

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