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Potosi Peak

Potosi Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates45.58770, -111.98221

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 17
Museums: 9
Springs: 5
  • 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
Hot springs: 4
  • Renova Hotspring: 15.7 mi
  • Renova Hotspring: 15.7 mi
  • Renova Hotspring: 15.7 mi
  • Renova Hotspring: 15.7 mi
Historic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Boulder Creek: 6.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Attractions: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakWSW 242°3,218 m3.3 mi
Hollowtop MountainNW 323°3,216 m2.1 mi
Lakeshore MountainW 275°3,179 m6.2 mi
A P A MountainW 273°3,167 m6.7 mi
Mount JacksonW 272°3,165 m5.9 mi
Lonesome PeakSSW 213°3,148 m3.0 mi
Noble PeakWSW 247°3,147 m4.1 mi
Thompson PeakSSW 205°3,147 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0119:41
June solstice05:4020:3521:21
September equinox07:1618:4819:27
December solstice08:0615:5816:48

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252635415057656455443223
Precip in0.40.50.71.11.82.31.41.21.21.00.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurin 2NE, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357938088

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