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Scotch Bonnet Mountain

Scotch Bonnet Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Scotch Bonnet Mountain rises to 3,153 m in Montana. Granite Peak stands 3,904 m to the northeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Fisher Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 3.7 miles off.

The story

Scotch Bonnet Mountain is a 10,385-foot (3,165-metre) summit in Park County, Montana, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49071919, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3,153 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.07327, -109.95102

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 7
  • Impasse Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Crazy Creek Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Beartooth Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Woodbine Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Sentinel Falls: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Warm Creek Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
  • Soda Butte Creek: 11.5 mi
  • Yellowstone River Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
  • Reef Creek: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 3
Springs: 2
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 1
  • Cooke City Montana Museum: 3.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Gallery Dan Hartman: 4.7 mi
Parks: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Scotch Bonnet Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakNE3,904 m9.4 mi
Granite Peak (Northwest Peak)NE3,882 m9.3 mi
Tempest MountainNE3,791 m10.1 mi
Mount PealNE3,778 m10.6 mi
Glacier PeakNE3,762 m7.2 mi
Mount VillardNE3,735 m7.8 mi
Cairn MountainNE3,725 m8.9 mi
Mystic MountainNE3,686 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5419:32
June solstice05:3420:2621:11
September equinox07:0818:4019:19
December solstice07:5615:5216:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151825324250575547362313

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Silver Gate, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357938938

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