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Red Knob

Red Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Red Knob rises to 2,445 m in Montana. Lone Mountain stands 3,397 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Elk Mountain, a peak 9.2 miles away. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49067506, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2445 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.45465, -111.59219

99 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Parks: 13
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 6
  • Spanish Breaks: 15.2 mi
  • Gallatin Tower: 17.6 mi
  • Waltz Formation: 17.7 mi
  • Fish Face: 17.8 mi
  • First Buttress: 17.8 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Veterans Memorial: 10.0 mi
  • Place of Discovery: 20.6 mi
  • 2 Story Outhouse: 20.9 mi
  • Union City Christeot Mill: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Norris Hot Springs: 9.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lone MountainSSE 151°3,397 m14.0 mi
Gallatin PeakESE 118°3,357.3 m12.5 mi
Cedar MountainS 169°3,267 m16.0 mi
Granite PeakWNW 289°3,218 m23.1 mi
Hollowtop MountainWNW 298°3,216 m22.9 mi
Wilson PeakSE 124°3,199 m15.7 mi
Jumbo MountainESE 114°3,175 m16.4 mi
Lonesome PeakWNW 288°3,148 m21.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0019:39
June solstice05:3920:3421:19
September equinox07:1418:4719:26
December solstice08:0415:5716:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340465563717162503831
Precip in0.50.71.22.33.03.21.31.41.41.70.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norris Madison PWR House, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357938417

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