Point Lookout
Point Lookout rises to 2,209 m in Montana. Bald Mountain stands 3,062 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is War Man Mountain, a peak 9.4 miles away. Medicine Wheel Passage passes 21 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49062874, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,209 m
How to reach it
- 20.7 mi off the Medicine Wheel Passage
- 29.6 mi off the Bighorn Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 21 mi
- Crystal Creek Overlook · 23 mi
- Beaver Creek Overlook · 25 mi
54 named places within 25 miles
- War Man Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Cooper Ridge: 11.0 mi
- The Mesa: 11.4 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 12.1 mi
- Dead Indian Hill: 12.7 mi
- Red Spring: 10.6 mi
- Willow Spring: 11.6 mi
- Crater Spring: 13.9 mi
- Bear Spring: 14.5 mi
- Hidden Spring: 15.2 mi
- Deer Park: 13.3 mi
- Sheridan County Elk Winter Pasture: 19.1 mi
- Bull Elk Park: 19.4 mi
- Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range: 21.7 mi
- Hillsboro: 16.9 mi
- Caroline Lockhart Ranch: 17.4 mi
- Ewing-Snell Ranch: 18.6 mi
- Mason-Lovell Ranch: 23.8 mi
- Fort Smith: 13.9 mi
- Two Eagles Interpretive Trail: 18.3 mi
- Medicine Wheel: 20.0 mi
- Bucking Mule Falls: 15.1 mi
- Porcupine Falls: 18.0 mi
- Riley Point: 22.7 mi
- Tony Island: 24.6 mi
- Seven Rams Landing: 13.8 mi
- Bull Elk Park Natural Area: 19.3 mi
- Kane: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Point Lookout. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | S 173° | 3,062 m | 22.6 mi |
| Medicine Mountain | S 182° | 3,038 m | 20.6 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | SSE 168° | 3,020 m | 24.2 mi |
| Duncum Mountain | S 176° | 2,993 m | 17.0 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | S 179° | 2,981 m | 12.1 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | SSE 166° | 2,894 m | 20.1 mi |
| Cone Mountain | S 180° | 2,882 m | 17.6 mi |
| Rooster Hill | S 169° | 2,870 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:18 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:44 | 16:33 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowtail DAM, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 775327 — Point Lookout, Big Horn County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357929444
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