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Scarlet Mountain

Scarlet Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Scarlet Mountain rises to 2,478 m in Montana. Scapegoat Mountain stands 2,800 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoadley Reef, a cliff 1.0 miles away. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Montana, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49071732, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,478 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.46605, -113.01394

69 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • North Fork Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Cataract Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Morrell Falls: 23.9 mi
Parks: 1
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 12.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Medicine (Sun River) Springs: 13.7 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Scapegoat MountainSE2,800 m13.8 mi
Flint MountainSSE2,749 m9.9 mi
Twin PeaksNW2,664 m2.7 mi
Junction MountainNW2,649 m6.1 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSE2,634 m5.3 mi
Red ButteNNW2,614 m9.7 mi
Foolhen MountainSSW2,600 m12.5 mi
Sphinx PeakNNW2,591 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0419:45
June solstice05:3620:4521:34
September equinox07:2018:5119:32
December solstice08:1815:5116:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242431384653626052413124
Precip in0.70.90.81.62.93.11.11.31.31.10.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gibson DAM, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357956985

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