Potosi Peak
Potosi Peak rises to 3,088 m in Montana. Granite Peak stands 3,218 m to the west-southwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Horse Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away.
The story
mountain in Montana, United States of America
Wikidata Q49063820, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3088 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Horse Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Mount Jefferson: 1.7 mi
- Hollowtop Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Mine Peak: 2.2 mi
- Branham Peaks: 2.2 mi
- Sheridan City Park: 14.1 mi
- Jefferson Valley Historical Marker: 16.0 mi
- Twin Bridges City Park: 17.1 mi
- Jessen Park: 17.3 mi
- Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park: 17.3 mi
- Nevada City Museum Entrance & Music Hall: 19.4 mi
- Alder Gulch Short Line Steam Railroad Museum: 19.4 mi
- River of Gold: 19.5 mi
- Jefferson Valley Museum: 20.0 mi
- Thompson-Hickman Museum: 20.4 mi
- Norris Hot Springs: 14.4 mi
- Hidden Spring: 18.1 mi
- Round Spring: 20.2 mi
- Bull Pen Spring: 21.2 mi
- Friend Spring: 24.3 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 15.7 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 15.7 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 15.7 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 15.7 mi
- Robbers Roost Historical Marker: 15.7 mi
- 2 Story Outhouse: 19.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 20.5 mi
- Place of Discovery: 20.9 mi
- Pony: 6.5 mi
- Nevada City: 19.4 mi
- Boulder Creek: 6.9 mi
- Lost Tomahawk: 14.9 mi
- National Museum of Machinery: 16.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Potosi Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Peak | WSW 242° | 3,218 m | 3.3 mi |
| Hollowtop Mountain | NW 323° | 3,216 m | 2.1 mi |
| Lakeshore Mountain | W 275° | 3,179 m | 6.2 mi |
| A P A Mountain | W 273° | 3,167 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Jackson | W 272° | 3,165 m | 5.9 mi |
| Lonesome Peak | SSW 213° | 3,148 m | 3.0 mi |
| Noble Peak | WSW 247° | 3,147 m | 4.1 mi |
| Thompson Peak | SSW 205° | 3,147 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:01 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:35 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 15:58 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 26 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 55 | 44 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurin 2NE, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357938088
Day trips start here
- Three Forks · 30 mi
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