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Sylvan Peak

Sylvan Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Sylvan Peak rises to 3,638 m in Montana. Granite Peak stands 3,904 m to the west, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Elk Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 12 miles off.

The story

Sylvan Peak (11,940 feet (3,640 m)) is in the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana. The peak is in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness in Custer National Forest.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q28056303, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3638 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.16411, -109.60461

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 10
Waterfalls: 6
  • Sentinel Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Calamity Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Impasse Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Beartooth Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Crazy Creek Falls: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Reef Creek: 22.2 mi
  • Warm Creek Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Attractions: 1
Historic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Gallery Dan Hartman: 21.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Sylvan Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakW 270°3,903.5 m9.9 mi
Granite Peak (Northwest Peak)W 271°3,882 m10.2 mi
Mount WoodNW 307°3,846 m12.7 mi
Castle MountainSSW 196°3,842 m4.7 mi
Whitetail PeakS 171°3,821 m5.3 mi
Silver Run PeakSE 136°3,803 m4.2 mi
Tempest MountainW 271°3,791 m9.1 mi
Castle Rock MountainSSW 208°3,785 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5219:31
June solstice05:3220:2521:10
September equinox07:0618:3919:18
December solstice07:5515:5116:40

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357939778

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