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Spirit Mountain

Spirit Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Spirit Mountain rises to 3,746 m in Montana. Castle Mountain stands 3,842 m to the northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Metcalf Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 5.9 miles off.

The story

Spirit Mountain (12,288 feet; 3,745 m) is in the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana. The peak is one of the tallest in the Beartooth Mountains and is in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, in Custer National Forest.

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Wikidata Q28056274, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3746 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.04022, -109.55100

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 10
Waterfalls: 6
  • Beartooth Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Sentinel Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Calamity Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Impasse Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Crazy Creek Falls: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 1
Attractions: 1
Historic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Gallery Dan Hartman: 21.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Spirit Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle MountainNW 316°3,842 m5.6 mi
Whitetail PeakNNW 332°3,821 m3.8 mi
Silver Run PeakN 3°3,803 m5.6 mi
Tempest MountainNW 307°3,791 m14.6 mi
Castle Rock MountainNW 309°3,785 m6.4 mi
Mount PealNW 308°3,778 m13.6 mi
Beartooth MountainNNW 329°3,763 m1.7 mi
Bowback MountainNNW 332°3,746 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5219:31
June solstice05:3220:2421:09
September equinox07:0618:3919:18
December solstice07:5415:5116:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272632374654626254423225
Precip in1.11.52.02.74.13.02.31.92.02.51.91.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mystic Lake, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357958147

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