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Sunset Peak

Sunset Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Sunset Peak rises to 3,121 m in Montana. Granite Peak stands 3,904 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolverine Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 2.5 miles off.

The story

Sunset Peak is a 10,201-foot (3,109-metre) summit in Park County, Montana, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49080240, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3121.0 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.04558, -110.00024

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 8
  • Crazy Creek Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Impasse Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Beartooth Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Tower Fall: 21.6 mi
  • Woodbine Falls: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Warm Creek Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
  • Soda Butte Creek: 8.7 mi
  • Yellowstone River Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
Parks: 2
  • Cooke City Historical Marker: 2.7 mi
  • Willow Park: 10.2 mi
Springs: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Gallery Dan Hartman: 2.7 mi
Museums: 1
  • Cooke City Montana Museum: 3.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Sunset Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakNE 49°3,903.5 m12.4 mi
Granite Peak (Northwest Peak)NE 47°3,882 m12.4 mi
Glacier PeakNE 46°3,762 m10.3 mi
Mount VillardNE 49°3,735 m10.9 mi
Cairn MountainNE 54°3,725 m12.0 mi
Mystic MountainNE 43°3,686 m11.5 mi
Mount WilseNE 47°3,593 m8.8 mi
Wolf MountainNNE 30°3,582 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5419:33
June solstice05:3420:2621:11
September equinox07:0818:4119:19
December solstice07:5615:5316:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151825324149565447362214
Precip in2.22.01.92.32.93.22.01.81.72.22.22.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cooke City 2 W, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357957123

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