Sex Peak
Sex Peak rises to 1,753 m in Montana. Graves Peak stands 2,148 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Haystack Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away.
The story
Sex Peak is a summit in Sanders County, Montana, in the United States. It is located within the Kootenai National Forest. It has an elevation of 5,751 feet (1,753 m) A conversation between a park official and a forester about sexual intercourse supposedly caused the name Sex Peak to be selected. Atop Sex Peak stands the Sex Peak Lookout Station, a decommissioned fire lookout tower which is now available for rental for overnight recreational visits from the United States Forest Service.
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Wikidata Q22060744, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,753 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Haystack Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Eightmile Peak: 3.2 mi
- Woodchuck Peak: 3.3 mi
- Jew Peak: 3.9 mi
- Larch Point: 3.9 mi
- Eagle City Park: 13.4 mi
- Thompson Falls State Recreation Area: 14.0 mi
- Miller Park: 15.7 mi
- Power Park: 16.1 mi
- Ainsworth Park: 16.2 mi
- David Thompson Monument: 17.5 mi
- Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 20.0 mi
- Miner's Statue: 21.6 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 21.6 mi
- Ten Commandments: 21.6 mi
- Spragpole Museum: 11.8 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 16.3 mi
- Captain John Mullan Museum: 18.9 mi
- Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum: 21.6 mi
- Oasis Bordello Museum: 21.6 mi
- The Blue Slide: 10.5 mi
- Old Trail Point: 17.1 mi
- Maple Cliff: 21.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 22.6 mi
- Burke: 16.2 mi
- Black Bear: 17.2 mi
- Frisco: 17.6 mi
- Taft: 21.1 mi
- Mining Equipment Displays: 21.6 mi
- Mine Exhibit: 21.6 mi
- The Center of the Universe: 21.7 mi
- Crystal Gold Mine: 24.6 mi
- Bloom Spring: 8.2 mi
- Bobtail Spring: 9.5 mi
- Vermillion Falls: 17.3 mi
- John Mullan: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Sex Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graves Peak | E 80° | 2,148 m | 13.3 mi |
| Granite Peak | SSW 206° | 2,064 m | 12.3 mi |
| Vermilion Peak | ENE 78° | 2,042 m | 15.1 mi |
| Clear Peak | S 184° | 2,041 m | 7.3 mi |
| Seven Point Mountain | ENE 61° | 2,027 m | 14.1 mi |
| Beaver Peak | S 188° | 2,024 m | 7.0 mi |
| Cougar Peak | E 83° | 2,020 m | 12.3 mi |
| Burke Summit | SSW 192° | 2,004 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:15 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:57 | 21:45 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:02 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:29 | 16:00 | 16:54 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trout Creek RS, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 790254 — Sex Peak, Sanders County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357938984
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