Red Knob
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. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 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
- 2,445 m
How to reach it
95 named places within 25 miles
- Elk Mountain: 9.2 mi
- Blaze Mountain: 10.6 mi
- Fan Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Red Mountain: 11.5 mi
- Gallatin Peak: 12.5 mi
- Ennis Lions Club Community Park: 9.6 mi
- Bear Creek Wildlife Management Area: 18.9 mi
- Fire Pit Park: 19.2 mi
- Town Center Park: 19.3 mi
- Golden Stone Park - North: 19.3 mi
- Madison Valley History Museum: 13.6 mi
- Thompson-Hickman Museum: 20.3 mi
- J. Spencer Watkins Memorial Museum: 20.5 mi
- Ranks Drug Store Museum: 20.5 mi
- Kiskadden’s Stone Block: 20.5 mi
- 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
- Veterans Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Place of Discovery: 20.6 mi
- 2 Story Outhouse: 20.9 mi
- Union City Christeot Mill: 22.5 mi
- Madison Base: 12.6 mi
- The Guestbook: 14.0 mi
- Madison Buffalo Jump State Monument: 24.1 mi
- Pony: 20.3 mi
- Nevada City: 20.9 mi
- Union City: 24.1 mi
- Norris Hot Springs: 9.4 mi
- Lee Metcalf Wilderness: 20.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Mountain | SSE 151° | 3,397 m | 14.0 mi |
| Gallatin Peak | ESE 118° | 3,357 m | 12.5 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | S 169° | 3,267 m | 16.0 mi |
| Granite Peak | WNW 289° | 3,218 m | 23.1 mi |
| Hollowtop Mountain | WNW 298° | 3,216 m | 22.9 mi |
| Wilson Peak | SE 124° | 3,199 m | 15.7 mi |
| Jumbo Mountain | ESE 114° | 3,175 m | 16.4 mi |
| Lonesome Peak | WNW 288° | 3,148 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:00 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:34 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 15:57 | 16:46 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 71 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357938417
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- Belgrade · 30 mi
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